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Russian stars who could miss the Rio Olympics


MOSCOW (AP) — The International Olympic Committee says it is exploring the legal options for a possible ban of the entire Russian team from next month’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as a result of the country’s repeated doping scandals. Russia finished fourth in the gold medal table at the 2012 Olympics in London and third in the overall medal table. Its absence in Rio would shake up both tables. Here are five Russian stars who could miss out:
Aliya Mustafina
She led the Russian gymnastics team which narrowly failed to beat the U.S. to gold in the women’s all-around in 2012 …read more

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