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The Russian gymnastics team arrived in Rio de Janeiro, on Monday, following the International Olympic Committee's decision not to enforce a blanket ban on Russian athletes participating in the upcoming Rio Olympic Games.
Olympic chiefs announce that Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in this summer's Paris Games under a neutral flag will not be able to take part in the opening ceremony. SOUNDBITE
The International Olympic Committee said Thursday it had suspended Russia's national Olympic body with "immediate effect" for violating the territorial integrity of Ukraine's membership. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he will speak to his Russian counterpart for the first time since the Ukraine invasion but would narrowly focus the call to priorities including the release of detained Americans. SOUNDBITE
Images from outside the IOC HQ as Japanese Prime minister Shinzo Abe and IOC chief Thomas Bach discuss the fate of Tokyo 2020 amid calls for postponement due to the global coronavirus outbreak. IMAGES