Russian Tennis Players Eligible to Take Part in Rio 2016 After Passing Test

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International Tennis Federation (ITF) said in a statement on Sunday that all seven Russian tennis players were eligible to take part in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after having been subject to rigorous anti-doping tests.

General view of athletes' accommodation can be seen during a guided tour for journalists to the 2016 Rio Olympics Village in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 23, 2016. - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the statement, ITF will also be seeking confirmation from WADA that none of those players were implicated in the WADA McLaren report on doping use.

"The seven Russian tennis players who have been nominated to compete in Rio have been subject to a rigorous anti-doping testing programme outside Russia… The ITF believes that this is sufficient for the seven Russian tennis players to meet the relevant requirement of today’s decision of the IOC Executive Board," the statement reads.

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