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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.
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
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes the President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, to the Elysée Palace for ‘an overview of the preparations for the Paris Games’, which begin in ten days' time,. The pair were joined by the President of the Olympic Games Organising Committee, Tony Estanguet. IMAGES
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin arrives at the Ile-de-France Gendarmerie regional training centre, for a meeting with security forces over measures for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and in particular the security arrangements for the Olympic Torch Relay. IMAGES
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