By AFPMore by this AuthorLAUSANNEThe International Olympic Committee said the 28 Russians who had their life bans lifted by sport's top court CAS on Thursday did not "automatically" allow them to compete at the Pyeongchang Games. The Olympic rulers said they took note of the Court of Arbitration for Sport's verdict "with satisfaction on the one hand and disappointment on the other". The other 11 had their life bans overturned, but their Pyeongchang ban maintained. The court ruled there was "insufficient" evidence that the athletes had benefited from a system of state-sponsored doping at Sochi. The IOC warned that CAS's verdict on the 28 "may have a serious impact on the future fight against doping".

Source: Daily Nation February 01, 2018 10:22 UTC