"This letter calls upon the IOC to instigate a wholesale ban of the Russian Olympic Committee team in Rio 2016," according to Hickey. IOC president Thomas Bach only said last week that the Olympic movement would wait for the report before making a decision. "Any proposal for a blanket Russian ban would cause a major split within the IOC," the international federation president commented to AFP on condition of anonymity. The IAAF has said that only long jump athlete Darya Klishina could compete in Rio, and then under a neutral flag. Russia is already barred from international athletics by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

Source: Bangkok Post July 17, 2016 03:45 UTC