Brazil - IOC panel to make final ruling on Russian athletes | Editor's Pick | 30 July 16

The IOC has set up a special three-person panel to make a final ruling on which individual Russian athletes are allowed to compete in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

The International Olympic Committee's ruling executive board made the decision on Saturday in its final meeting before the opening of the Rio Games next Friday.

IOC spokesman Mark Adams said the panel will decide on the entry of the Russian athletes that have been put forward by individual sports federations and approved by an independent arbitrator.

Adams says the panel will have to make its ruling before the opening ceremony, just six days away.

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