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- Russia has been banned from the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics for "unprecedented systematic manipulation" of the anti-doping system at the 2014 Sochi Games.

However, in a bid to protect "innocent athletes" the door has been left open for Russians to compete as an "Olympic Athlete of Russia", as long as they satisfy strict conditions that show they have a doping-free background.