LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Olympic Committee said it will decide on Dec. 5 if Russia can compete at the PyeongChang Olympics.
Russia faces being banned from the Feb. 9-25 Winter Games in South Korea as punishment for state-backed doping at the Sochi Olympics.
The IOC said a “decision with regard to the participation of Russian athletes in the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 will be taken” by its executive board.
IOC President Thomas Bach is scheduled to announce the decision at a 1:30 p.m. ET news conference.
The IOC awaits reports from two commissions created to verify evidence detailed by World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLaren.