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As the International Olympic Committee decides to ban Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympics over state-sponsored doping, IOC president Thomas Bach says he hopes the sanction will "draw a line under this very sad period for the Olympic movement". SOUNDBITE. TO COMPLETE VID_1113918 and VID_1113978
The International Olympic Committee executive board resumes discussions about Russia's bid to return to the Olympic fold in time for the Pyeongchang Winter Games closing ceremony. IMAGES
The Russian Olympic Committee holds a press conference following the IOC decision to ban Russia from 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang over its state-sponsored doping programme. IMAGES
The closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics begins with French quadruple gold medallist swimmer Leon Marchand extinguishing the cauldron and taking the flame in a lantern to the Stade de France. IMAGES
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