IOC Backs Ban Of Russia's Track Team From Rio Games

IOC officials yesterday said that they agreed with the IAAF's ruling that "barred Russia's track and field team from the Summer Olympics," ending any "hope the team had of gaining entry into the Rio Games." After Olympics officials yesterday convened by phone to assess the decision, the IOC said it "welcomes and supports" the ruling by the IAAF and commended its "strong stance against doping." IOC officials plan to convene Tuesday at their HQ in Lausanne, Switzerland to "discuss more broadly who will be eligible to compete at the Rio Games." The IOC said that Tuesday's summit "would scrutinize countries whose national antidoping programs had been disciplined" by WADA (N.Y. TIMES, 6/19).