Questions about a series of Russia related issues overshadow IOC visit to Los Angeles
The International Olympic Committee has begun to look at ways for Russian athletes to return to global competition including the Olympic Games, U.S. Olympic and Paralympic board chair Susanne Lyons said Thursday.
Russian athletes have been largely banned from major international competitions like this past summer’s World and European track and field championships after the IOC pressured international sports governing bodies in February to remove Russian and Belarusian athletes from competition in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Russian athletes last participated in the Olympics during Beijing Games this past February, representing the Russian Olympic Committee as part of an IOC compromise to allow Russian athletes to compete in the Games while theoretically punishing Russia for the country’s doping program that included covering up dozens of positive tests at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
“I’d like to tell you that I’m less mad or less frustrated but it continues to be an outrageous situation,” said USOPC president Sarah Hirshland. “I understand that the investigation is complete, we saw yesterday an announcement that the hearings would be held.
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