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The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has hit out at the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) ruling over the presence of Russian athletes at the forthcoming 2016 Olympic Games, as International Federations (IFs) today (Monday) began to digest the impact of the decision.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has rejected widespread calls to impose a complete ban on Russia from the forthcoming summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, instead electing to leave it to individual International Federations (IFs) to decide which athletes should be allowed to compete.

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has labelled today’s ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on the eligibility of Russian athletes for the 2016 Olympic Games as “biased” and “humiliating” for sports as officials lashed out at the verdict ahead of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision on whether to impose a blanket ban.

The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Executive Board has today (Tuesday) commenced disciplinary action against officials named in the McLaren Investigation Report into widespread doping in Russian sport, adding it will “carefully evaluate” its legal options surrounding a blanket ban of Russian athletes for the 2016 Olympic Games as well as withdrawing backing for any sports event or meeting in the country under additional provisional measures.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has recommended that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) should consider banning all Russian athletes entered for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, while Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged officials named in Monday’s McLaren Investigation Report will be suspended.

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Rio de Janeiro’s new velodrome, which will stage track cycling contests during the Brazilian city’s hosting of the 2016 summer Olympic Games, has become the final permanent venue to be handed over to the local organising committee after substantial difficulties in its development.

Kuwait has said it will launch legal action against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) seeking $1bn (€878.3m) in damages over the decision by the global governing body to ban the country from international competitions.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has reiterated its support for the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) decision to prevent Russian athletes from competing under their own flag at the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, while the Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) has said its athletes are set to file a class action in the case with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) next week.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today (Tuesday) ruled that any competitor from Russia or Kenya that intends to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will need to be individually assessed against doping and declared eligible by their sport’s international federation (IF).

The World Health Organization (WHO) has maintained that there is a “very low risk” of further international spread of the Zika virus as a result of Brazil’s hosting of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, while interim Brazilian President Michel Temer and International Olympic Committee (IOC) counterpart Thomas Bach have stated their confidence that a successful event will be staged.

The International Olympic Committee has today (Friday) put forward eight names for election as IOC members, with International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Sebastian Coe and Fifa counterpart Gianni Infantino not named.

The Swiss Olympic Committee has today (Wednesday) confirmed applications from five groups to take part in a process to develop a bid for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

National Hockey League (NHL) commissioner Gary Bettman has warned that the North American league’s teams are not interested in “paying for the privilege” of participating at the 2018 winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.

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The bidding field for a potential Swiss bid for the 2026 winter Olympics has narrowed today (Thursday) after the cantons of Valais and Vaud announced they would team up to launch a joint tilt at the Games.