Athletics chief says Russia must qualify for Rio Games by June - R-Sport

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian athletes will be unable to compete at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games if a ban on their participation is not lifted by June, the head of the Russian Athletics Federation (VFLA) was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

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Published 24 February 2016 2:02am

Source: Reuters

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"We believe, that our team will perform at the Olympics ... but we understand that there is a point of no return. That is June," R-Sport, the sports arm of the RIA news agency, quoted VLFA Head Dmitry Shlyakhtin as saying.

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(Reporting by Jack Stubbs; editing by John Stonestreet)

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Athletics chief says Russia must qualify for Rio Games by June - R-Sport

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian athletes will be unable to compete at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games if a ban on their participation is not lifted by June, the head of the Russian Athletics Federation (VFLA) was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

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