400 Russians could still go to Games

Close to 400 athletes from Russia remain under consideration for next month's Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.

As many as 400 athletes from Russia could still be going to next month's Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, despite an IOC ban.

The Games, which begin in South Korea on February 9, are the first Winter Olympics since it was revealed Russia manipulated anti-doping tests at the Sochi Olympics four years ago.

As a result, the International Olympic Committee banned Russia's Olympic Committee from PyeongChang in December.

Only Russian athletes with a clean history will be able to compete in PyeongChang, under the Olympic flag and as an "Olympic Athlete from Russia".

A statement from the IOC on Friday said that from the original pre-registration pool of 500 athletes, 111 had already been removed.

The 389 remaining hopefuls are going through further pre-Games tests and analysis.

"Only if these requirements are met can the athletes be considered for invitation," the IOC said.


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