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International Olympic Committee confirms 169 Russians cleared to compete in Pyeongchang

January 28, 2018 22:20·
International Olympic Committee confirms 169 Russians cleared to compete in Pyeongchang

International Olympic Committee confirms 169 Russians cleared to compete in Pyeongchang

"We are primed and ready for another strong showing from our athletes, who have made a long-time commitment to represent us as the best in the U.S. at these Games, and we look forward to cheering for each member of Team USA on the world's greatest stage". "Henceforth, they are de facto in it and can get accredited", Stanislav Pozdnyakov, ROC vice-president, told on Saturday.

The International Olympic Committee did not publish names of which athletes were cleared by two vetting panels of suspicion of doping to go to the February 9-25 Winter Games in South Korea.

Russian athletes will compete at the February 9-25 PyeongChang Games under neutral colours as "Olympic Athletes from Russia" after the IOC made a decision to suspended Russia because of a state-run doping scandal.

Following Russia's disqualification from the Olympics as the result of the investigation into alleged doping violations, indicated in the McLaren report, all Russian athletes eligible to participate at the Games will be obliged to perform under a neutral flag as Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR). The IOC's Invitation Review Panel, responsible for approving athletes, excluded 111 members, who in its view failed to meet the requirements for competition.

"This is really a very hard situation", Ahn exclusively told RT.

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In an open letter addressed to International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, Ahn expressed his disappointment at the organization's verdict, asking it to clarify the reasons for his disqualification.

"It is outrageous that there is no concrete reason which explains my exclusion from the Olympics, and furthermore people now view me as an athlete who used doping".

"I just want to know why they did not allow me to go, what for?" Bobsledder Maksim Andrianov said "the medals' value is rising" due to the absence of the top Russian competitors "because the fight will be more intense". "We will believe that we will be acquitted", Legkov said.

"I honestly thought that properly completing all the steps to meet the criteria to be a part of the Olympic Games, a "clean" athlete deserves a right to compete there".

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