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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

4:40 p.m.

The head of Russia's Olympic committee says 271 of his country's athletes have been cleared so far to compete in the Rio de Janeiro Games.

Alexander Zhukov says "we have good news for the fans of the Russian Olympic team — the majority of the sports have been admitted in full."

The IOC asked the international sports federations to decide which individual Russian athletes would be put forward to compete after a review of their doping records.