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Russian athletes not yet off the hook, says IOC

IOC headquarters [Photo: Courtesy]

The International Olympics Committee, IOC, has opposed the quest to admit the 15 banned Russian athletes into the Olympic Winter Games set to be held at PyeongChang in South Korea, 2018.

Russian athletes who comprise of 11 practising and two retired individuals were cleared after the Court of Arbitration of Sports (CAS) investigated their cases and rendered them eligible for the upcoming Olympic games.

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