Live updates: Russia avoids blanket ban for Rio Olympics
Follow live updates and reaction after Russia avoided a blanket ban from the Rio Olympics following its doping scandal.
Roger Black: IOC are 'passing the buck' over Russia
Former British Olympian Roger Black has said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are "passing the buck" by not banning Russia from Rio.
The 400m silver medallist told Good Morning Britain: "If there was ever an opportunity for the IOC to make a stance and say the future of the Olympics is a clean games, it was now.
"Russian athletes are already out in Rio with the less than two weeks to go before the Olympic Games and we don't know who is going to compete.
"What we're watching is an absolute mess and it's an opportunity completely missed."
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Australia criticises IOC refusal to ban Russian athletes
The Australian government said Russia's participation in the Rio 2016 Games risks damaging the reputation of the Olympic movement.
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Rio Olympics: No blanket ban for Russian athletes
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has ruled out a total ban on Russian athletes after revelations of state-sanctioned doping.