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Three Russian Modern Pentathletes Cleared for Rio Olympics, Two Disqualified

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The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has banned two out of five Russian modern pentathletes from competing in Rio. 26.07.2016, Sputnik International

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Three Russian Modern Pentathletes Cleared for Rio Olympics, Two Disqualified

12:52 GMT 26.07.2016 (Updated: 13:05 GMT 26.07.2016)

© REUTERS / Pilar OlivaresSpecial police forces patrol inside the Olympic Park less than two weeks before the start of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 24, 2016.

Special police forces patrol inside the Olympic Park less than two weeks before the start of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 24, 2016. - Sputnik International

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has banned two out of five Russian modern pentathletes from competing in Rio.

In this Feb. 18, 2014 file photo, a Russian skating fan holds the country's national flag over the Olympic rings before the start of the men's 10,000-meter speedskating race at Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia - Sputnik International

These Russian Athletes Are Going to Rio Olympics Amid Doping Scandal

26 July 2016, 12:48 GMT

MOSCOW (Sputnik) –Russia’s modern pentathletes Maksim Kustov and Ilia Frolov have been disqualified from the upcoming Rio Olympics, the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) said on its website Tuesday, which added that Aleksander Lesun, Donata Rimshayte and Gulnaz Gubaidulina have been cleared to compete.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), in its announcement on Sunday, delegated to individual international federations the decision whether to ban Russian athletes from the August 5-21 games.