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The Latest: Volleyball federation clears Russia's teams

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

12:20 p.m.

The world volleyball governing body says Russia's teams for volleyball and beach volleyball have been cleared to compete at the Olympics.

The International Federation of Volleyball said Thursday that the 30 Russian players had formally received the green light from the International Olympic Committee as expected. The men's volleyball team is the defending Olympic champion.

Last week, the federation said it was reviewing updated team lists from the Russian Volleyball Federation.

Earlier this year, the meldonium doping scandal extended to Russian volleyball.