that argued for denying all Russian athletes entry in the Olympics, according to the correspondence, which was obtained by The New York Times. They reported that, as recently as last month, Russian athletes continued to evade testing with the help of sports officials. said that the exempted athletes would not compete under the Russian flag at the Rio Games but rather as neutral athletes. On Monday, the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin, said he had provisionally suspended Mr. Nagornykh and other implicated officials. Four days later, as antidoping officials indicated that they were preparing to request that the I.O.C.

Source: International New York Times July 21, 2016 09:33 UTC