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Russian Olympic athletes have lifetime doping bans overturned

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It's last chance saloon in a Geneva court this week for Russian athletes trying for PyeongChang. (AAP) Source: AAP

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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By Andrea Nierhoff

Presented by Branko Cvetojevic

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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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