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IOC exploring legal options for collective ban of Russian athletes

The International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday it is exploring legal options with regard to a collective ban of all Russian athletes at the Rio Olympics.

It will weigh the ban "versus the right to individual justice," the IOC said in a statement. The IOC will also take into consideration the ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport regarding the IAAF's ban of Russian track and field athletes.

A day after the McLaren report uncovered widespread doping of Russian athletes during the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, the IOC also said it would investigate and initiate reanalysis for all Russian athletes who competed in Sochi.