Russian Track and Field Ban for Rio Olympics Upheld

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The IAAF has upheld their ban of Russian Track and Field Athletes for the Rio Olympics due to widespread and systematic Russian doping.

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Russia’s track and field athletes will not be able to compete in the Rio Olympics, the International Association of Athletics Federations decided on Friday.

In a historic decision, the IAAF voted to extend a ban of the All Russian Athletics Federation that has kept its athletes out of international competition since a World Anti-Doping Agency independent commission report released in November concluded Russia was running a state-sponsored doping program in athletics.

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Toronto, Quebec City passing on these games, enough said. Sorry but the Olympics sure aren't what they used to be and a city like Toronto knows that only too well.

Does anybody really care about these Rio Olympics? I sure don't.