Russian boxing team cleared to fight in Rio Olympics
Thursday 4 August 2016 17:22, UK
Russia's 11 Olympic boxers have been given the green light to compete at the Rio Games.
The International Boxing Association confirmed on Thursday it was satisfied with the doping records of each of the competitors, allowing the nine men and two women to compete in Brazil.
"AIBA has carried out an individual analysis of the anti-doping record of each of the 11 Russian boxers qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games," said AIBA in a statement.
"That process is now complete and confirmation has been received from the IOC Review Panel that the following 11 Russian boxers are eligible to compete at Rio 2016."
Sports were given individual responsibility over banning teams or competitors from the Olympics in the wake of the McLaren Report, which exposed evidence of state-sponsored doping inside Russia.
The country's weightlifters failed in their bid to compete when a Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday rejected an appeal over a ban imposed by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).
A similar appeal by Russia's rowing federation was dismissed on Tuesday, although two-time European and world champion Andrey Kraitor has been permitted to compete by the International Canoe Federation, while swimmers Vladimir Morozov and Nikita Lobintsev will also be in Brazil having previously been banned.
Meanwhile, the International Judo Federation has cleared all 11 Russian judo athletes for Rio.
Four women and seven men were tested "many times" before the Olympics and are clean, according to the governing body.
A total of 18 members of the Russian shooting team will be allowed to compete, while 11 members and two backups from the Russian cycling team will race in Rio.
Tour de France stage winner Ilnur Zakarin and two-time Olympic Olga Zabelinskaya are among the cyclists banned after previously failing doping tests.
And the entire team of 30 Russian volleyball and beach volleyball players will also be able to compete, with outside hitter Alexander Markin cleared despite a positive test for meldonium earlier this year - he was found not to have been negligent after returning the positive.
Russia's archery contingent are also clear to take their place in the team, as is golfer Maria Verchenova, according to their respective federations.
Italian beach volleyball player Viktoria Orsi Toth has been excluded from the Rio Olympics after failing a doping test, a spot check on July 19, when she tested positive for an anabolic steroid.
