²ÝÝ®´«Ã½

Russia’s track team banned from Olympics

WASHINGTON — Russia’s track and field team has been banned from this year’s Rio Olympic Games because of doping.

The Council of the International Association of Athletics Federations, the world athletics’ governing body, decided to maintain its doping ban on all Russian athletes, Reuters reports.

Colleen Kelleher

Colleen Kelleher is an award-winning journalist who has been with ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ since 1996. Kelleher joined ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ as the afternoon radio writer and night and weekend editor and made the move to ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½.com in 2001. Now she works early mornings as the site's Senior Digital Editor.

Federal ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Network Logo
Log in to your ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ account for notifications and alerts customized for you.