By AFPMore by this AuthorPYEONGCHANGJust days before the start of the Winter Olympics, Olympic chiefs basking in glory over the historic participation of North Korea were abruptly brought down to earth by a new twist in the Russian doping scandal saga. The board meeting was scheduled to be a low-key affair until the Court of Arbitration for Sport lifted life bans on 28 Russian athletes in defiance of the IOC's own disciplinary commission. McLaren's findings resulted in a ban on Russian athletes taking part in the Pyeongchang Games. Since then 169 "clean" Russian athletes have been approved to take part by a special IOC panel. FEVER PITCHNow Olympic chiefs must consider what to say to the 28 competitors cleared by the top sports court to take part in the Pyeongchang Games after it said there was insufficient evidence against them.

Source: Daily Nation February 02, 2018 08:15 UTC