Russia will not boycott Rio Olympics over doping ban - RIA cites Olympic chief


  • Cycling
  • Tuesday, 17 Nov 2015

Alexander Zhukov, head of the 2022 Evaluation Commission for the International Olympic Committee (IOC), speaks to media after their inspection tour of Beijing and Zhangjiakou, candidates to co-host the 2022 Winter Games, in Beijing, March 28, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will not boycott the Rio Olympics after being suspended from the International Association of Athletics Federations over a doping scandal, RIA news agency cited Russian Olympic Committee head Alexander Zhukov as saying on Monday.

(Reporting by Jack Stubbs; Editing by Dominic Evans)

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