[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang to host largest Winter Olympics in history

7 Soldiers set to compete in PyeongChang

7 Soldiers set to compete in PyeongChang

Since Monday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has been hearing appeals from 39 of the 42 athletes banned in relation to Russian state-sponsored doping during the last Winter Olympics in Sochi.

"There could be suspicion, there could be maybe even an ongoing procedure, there could be many factors which did not lead to the satisfaction of the panel", he further said.

An, in an open letter to International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, insisted he was in strict compliance with anti-doping legislation and demanded an explanation for his ban."It is outrageous that there is no concrete reason which explains my exclusion from the Olympics", An wrote.

The athletes were invited on Saturday, 13 days before the Games starts.

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With 169 athletes competing as "Olympic Athletes from Russia", the unofficial Russian delegation numbers only 45 athletes less than the Russian team at Sochi in 2014, and the number of Russian athletes in Pyeongchang could yet increase.

Russian Olympic Committee vice-president Stanislav Pozdnyakov said on Thursday: "At the moment, together with the national and global federations, an application of OAR athletes was approved for 169 athletes".

The IOC has said that Russian sports fans will be allowed to bring their national flag to events in Pyeongchang, but has also suggested that "organized political" demonstrations would bring further sanctions.

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