IOC suspends Russian Olympic Committee

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GENEVA – Russia has been suspended by the IOC for a land grab in sports administration. The International Olympic Committee’s executive board imposed the suspension on the Russian Olympic Committee for a breach of the Olympic Charter — a book of rules and principles for international sports bodies — by incorporating sports councils in four regions in eastern Ukraine.  

Fencers protest against Russian athletes

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BERLIN – Over  300 fencers have written a letter to International Olympic Committee urging it to not allow Russian fencers to compete. The International Fencing Federation said earlier it will allow fencers from Russia and Belarus to compete in next year’s Olympics in Paris as neutral athletes and not carry their national symbols or flags.