"We have good news for the fans of the Russian Olympic team," he said. The International Olympic Committee announced the go-ahead for 271 Russian athletes on Thursday night, about 24 hours before the opening ceremony of the games. Russian Olympic Committee president Alexander Zhukov told reporters earlier that 271 of his country's athletes had been cleared. Also Thursday, the IOC's rule barring Russian athletes with prior doping sanctions from competing in the games was rejected as "unenforceable" by an Olympic sports arbitration panel. The IOC approved the entry of 271 Russian athletes for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Thursday, meaning 70 percent of the country's original team will compete in the games after the scandal over state-sponsored doping.

Source: Fox News August 04, 2016 19:30 UTC