The IOC clears the way for Russian athletes to return to Olympic competition
The International Olympic Committee decision effectively overturns a decade-long ban on Russian athletes from international sport imposed due to a state-sponsored doping scandal and Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The International Olympic Committee decision effectively overturns a decade-long ban on Russian athletes from international sport imposed due to a state-sponsored doping scandal and Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
This article was originally published at: https://www.npr.org/2026/07/08/g-s1-132480/russia-olympic...