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

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.

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

(Reporting by Jack Stubbs; Editing by Dominic Evans)


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