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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
The International Olympic Committee votes unanimously to maintain Russia’s suspension for the Pyeongchang Winter Games closing ceremony over mass doping.
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
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
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