Venue: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Dates: 5-21 August Time in Rio
The Olympics begin in Brazil on Friday.
Initially, the IOC said individual sports’ governing bodies must decide if Russians could compete, but has since ruled the new panel “will decide whether to accept or reject that final proposal”.
Rio 2016 will not be devalued by the absence of some Russian athletes, says British Olympic Association chief executive Bill Sweeney.
An International Olympic Committee panel will decide which Russian competitors can take part in the Games, amid claims of state-sponsored doping.
More than 250 Russian athletes have so far been cleared.
