{"id":213639,"date":"2016-07-24T08:34:30","date_gmt":"2016-07-24T15:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=213639"},"modified":"2016-07-24T10:51:29","modified_gmt":"2016-07-24T17:51:29","slug":"ioc-releases-conditions-for-russian-participation-in-rio-olympics-avoids-full-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ioc-releases-conditions-for-russian-participation-in-rio-olympics-avoids-full-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"IOC Releases Conditions for Russian Participation in Rio Olympics; Avoids Full Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"

With only 12 days left before the start of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee has placed the final determination of each Russian athlete’s participation to the individual federations. For the sport of swimming, this means that FINA has to decide, case by case, the fate of over 35\u00a0Russian swimmers, in addition to Synchro, Diving and Water Polo.<\/p>\n

After\u00a0yesterday’s report by\u00a0The Daily Mail<\/a><\/em> that an “insider” had expressed that Russia would be banned<\/a> from the 2016 Rio Olympics, and possibly the 2018 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that it would not be banning Russia<\/a> as a country<\/em> from the Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

The IOC based its decision off of the findings of the recently released McLaren Report<\/a>, the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) from July 21, 2016, the Olympic Charter, and the World Anti-Doping Code.<\/p>\n

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) was given the chance to present the case for Russian athletes and the ROC with a presentation done by\u00a0Mr. Alexander Zhukov<\/strong>, president of the ROC. Zhukov noted that “full cooperation with all international organizations” will be given in order to “shed light on the issue in every respect.” He also commented that the “ROC commits to a complete and comprehensive restructuring of the Russian anti-doping system….[stressing] that the ROC is committed to clean sport and would work towards guaranteeing clean sport in Russia.”<\/p>\n

With all of this in mind the IOC determined that in order for a Russian athlete to be eligible to compete in the Olympics, five conditions must be met and final determinations must come from each International Federation (IF). \u00a0This seems like a tall task, riddled with legal ramifications, to be accomplished within 12 days. \u00a0Many athletes are already in transit to Rio.<\/p>\n

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