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ENTIRE Russian team of 387 athletes will be banned from competing at the Rio Olympics
2016-07-24
  • [Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] The IOC are set to punish all 387 Russian athletes in strongest way

  • Country's corrupt track and field stars were banned previously

  • The ruling is set to be the most momentous in the IOC's history
Posted by:Fred

#6  Frankly the best thing that could happen for the athletes - no sewage in the water, no zika and no thugs picking off the tourists
Posted by: Elmaitle Omosh7044   2016-07-24 13:26  

#5  One wonders how this is being spun back in Moscow.
Posted by: Iblis   2016-07-24 12:10  

#4  ...And now Fox is saying that the final call will be left up to the individual sport Olympic committees.

IOW, everybody is still going.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2016-07-24 11:19  

#3  ESPN sez just the track & field folks.
Posted by: Raj   2016-07-24 10:47  

#2  I expect these olympics to be a clusterfuck, so they're probably better off staying away.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2016-07-24 09:04  

#1  Where's Mitt!
I understand he's looking for a job.
Posted by: Skidmark   2016-07-24 01:24  

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