Russia’s Olympic team will not be allowed to compete in the 2018 Winter Games following the discovery that the country has allowed athletes to consistently use performance-enhancing drugs. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) made the decision to suspend the Russian Olympic Committee Tuesday. An IOC report confirmed “the systemic manipulation of the anti-doping rules and system in Russia,” the organization said in a statement. Official record books for the Olympics ― which will take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea, next year ― will permanently show that Russia did not win any medals. However, individual Russian athletes will be able to compete wearing a neutral uniform, The New York Times reports.

Source: Huffington Post December 05, 2017 18:54 UTC