Putin says "there cannot be collective responsibility for all athletes or athletes of one federation if someone has been caught doping." Dmitry Peskov spoke Friday as the IAAF was to decide whether to allow Russian athletes to compete at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. A German documentary aired this month suggested that Russian officials, including the sports minister, were involved in concealing positive doping tests of Russian athletes. ___11:10 a.m.Track and field's world governing body is meeting to decide whether to allow Russian track and field athletes to compete in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. VIENNA (AP) " The Latest on the IAAF's meeting on Russia (all times local):___3:40 p.m.Russian President Vladimir Putin says clean athletes should not be punished because others have been caught doping.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 17, 2016 09:38 UTC