He says the Russian Olympic Committee supports the appeals and will also challenge the IAAF decision to "prevent the violation of the Olympic Charter." The head of Russia's Olympic Committee says the country will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against the blanket ban on the country's track and field athletes. ___11:15 a.m.Russia's parliament has mentioned the Spanish Inquisition in warning the International Olympic Committee not to inflict "collective punishment" on Russian athletes. IAAF President Sebastian Coe was among those attending, as was Russia's Olympic committee chief Alexander Zhukov. International Olympic Committee members declined to comment on the details, but IOC vice president John Coates says "it was a good day."

Source: New Zealand Herald June 21, 2016 09:41 UTC