Russian Olympic Committee head Alexander Zhukov attends a news conference following a meeting of the executive board of the Russian Olympic Committee in Moscow, Russia, July 20, 2016. "The funniest thing is that right now I am on my way to Moscow to receive my Russian team sports kit. "CAS rejects the claims/appeal of the Russian Olympic Committee and 68 Russian athletes," CAS said in a statement that backed the right the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to suspend the Russian athletics federation. The Russian national flag (R) and the Olympic flag are seen during the closing ceremony for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Russia, February 23, 2014. Sergei Litvinov, a hammer thrower who was chosen for the Russian Olympic team, said his father had failed to make the 1984 Games when the Soviet Union boycotted the Los Angeles event because of Cold War tensions.

Source: Thanhnien News July 22, 2016 03:22 UTC