Itsaid Russian athletes in more than 30 sports gained competitiveadvantages from doping. And the Russian government switched urine samples allowing athletesto pass doping tests.
IOC president Thomas Bach announced Sunday that he would not issue a collective ban ofRussian athletes. He was concerned that innocent athletes would not be allowed to competein Brazil.
The IOC said it will pay extra attention to the test results of all of the Russian athletes in Rio. Also, individual sport federations around the world will have the right to ban an athlete fromcompetition if that athlete has failed a drug test.
The Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko said he was "grateful" that the IOC did not ban theentire Russian team. He said the organization made its decision with "unity of world sport andthe unity of the Olympic family" in mind.
Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin said officials named in the WADA report would besuspended. Sports minister Mutko and his deputy are both named in the WADA report. Around the world, sports organizations criticized the decision by the IOC.
Other Olympic experts are concerned about the future of a Russian athlete, Yuliya Stepanova.She provided evidence that helped break WADA's case against Russia.