Don't change, don't try to change. "What they are saying is if you are corrupt, if you want to change, don't change. LOS ANGELES - Yuliya Stepanova, the Russian 800m runner who lifted the lid on systematic doping and corruption in Russian athletics, is making one last-gasp appeal of her ban from the Rio Olympics. "After her ban was over, she would have been part of the Russian Olympic team right now, most likely competing the Olympics." The Stepanovs, now in North America, have disputed the commission's characterization of their action, saying Stepanova never declined to compete for Russia.

Source: Bangkok Post July 26, 2016 20:45 UTC