"Considering how everything was presented, considering the data the IOC decision was based on, of course it's a fair decision." Others welcomed the IOC decision as a vote of confidence in Russian sport's ability to clean up its act. The 800m runner, whom the IOC banned from participating even as a neutral, "got what was coming to her," Komsomolskaya Pravda wrote. Russian media praised the decision not to allow whistleblower Yulia Stepanova, who exposed mass doping in athletics, to compete at Rio. The 34-year-old two-time Olympic gold medallist is set to miss out because of the wholesale ban on the Russian track and field team.

Source: Bangkok Post July 25, 2016 09:22 UTC