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           Russian Track and Field Athletes Banned from Rio Olympics

   Russia's track and field team has been banned from the summer Olympic
   games in Rio de Janeiro.

   The global body that governs track and field competition - the IAAF -
   announced Friday that it is continuing a ban on the Russian track
   athletes. The IAAF said that Russia has not done enough to restore
   confidence in its athletes in the wake of a doping scandal.

   Russian track and field athletes have been barred from international
   competition for the past seven months after a report by the World
   Anti-Doping Agency accused Russia of a government-run doping program.

   The Russian Ministry of Sport expressed its disappointment in a
   statement:

   "Clean athletes' dreams are being destroyed because of the
   reprehensible behavior of other athletes and officials. They have
   sacrificed years of their lives striving to compete at the Olympics and
   now that sacrifice looks likely to be wasted."

   The ministry said it had done "everything possible" since the ban to
   regain the world's trust.

   The International Olympic Committee is expected to discuss the decision
   on Tuesday.
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