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Almost 30 Russian athletes have had their life bans from Olympics sports overturned, and their results from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics reinstated. But the ruling may come too late for the group to compete in this year's Winter Olympics, hosted by South Korea.

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Almost 30 Russian athletes have had their life bans from Olympics sports overturned, and their results from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics reinstated. But the ruling may come too late for the group to compete in this year's Winter Olympics, hosted by South Korea.

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