Moscow Olympic chief says 271 Russians get Rio spots

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Russian Olympic Committee chief Alexander Zhukov said Thursday that 271 athletes from his country would take part in the Rio Games after clearing doping investigations.

“As of now 271 athletes have been admitted,” Zhukov told a press conference in Rio.

Russia entered 387 names for the Olympics but competitors implicated in a World Anti-Doping Agency report have been eliminated by sports federations.

A three-member International Olympic Committee panel which reviewed the list submitted by the federations was to announce its final figure for the Russian squad later Thursday.

Among 31 swimmers accepted are two, Vladimir Morozov and Nikita Lobintsev, who were initially banned. World Sailing has also let a competitor initially banned back into the contest.

While all Russian weightlifters have been banned, all of the country’s boxers have been allowed to compete.

A number of Russian appeals are still to be decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.