Russia Olympics team could be cut to 40 amid IOC backlash – Telegraph.co.uk

The IOC was banking on the federations adhering to the criteria laid down and not putting forward individuals whose subsequent expulsion would cause them huge embarrassment.

As of Monday, only three of the 23 governing bodies affected had announced they were satisfied the Russians in their competitions met the IOC criteria, those of tennis, triathlon and archery.

World Archery said the country’s three qualified archers, Tuiana Dashidorzhieva, Ksenia Perova and Inna Stepanova, had all been “tested extensively” and never previously committed a doping offence.

Expressing its “shock and concern” over the Russian doping scandal, it added in a statement: “The IOC executive board should be congratulated on its courageous decision not to put a blanket ban on the Russian federation, which would have been extremely unfair to any clean Russian athlete.” 

Others prepared to comment publicly on the IOC’s decision – the federations of swimming, cycling, rowing, gymnastics, boxing, sailing, equestrianism and table tennis – also backed its ruling and said they would determine the eligibility of each of their competitors on a case-by-case basis.