LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC says a special meeting later this month will consider “collective responsibility” versus “individual justice” in dealing with any ban of athletes from the Rio de Janeiro Games.
The IAAF will rule on June 17 whether to uphold or lift its suspension of Russia’s entire track and field team from global competition, including the Olympics. That sanction was imposed in November after a World Anti-Doping Agency commission detailed state-sponsored doping in Russia.
A meeting of IOC leaders, international sports federations, and national Olympic and anti-doping bodies will be held June 21 in Lausanne.