Russian President Vladimir Putin watches the downhill ski competition at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi. Photo: RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky / Presidential Press Service via AP

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We won't stop Russians competing: Putin

Russian athletes will be free to take part in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games under the Olympic flag, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

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"The corrupt have been dealt with": Russia banned from Winter Olympics

The Russian Olympic Committee has been banned from sending a team to the 2018 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee has announced.

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Russians get life bans for Sochi doping

A Russian gold medallist at the 2014 Sochi Olympics has been disqualified using evidence from an investigation into a state-backed doping conspiracy.

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Olympic legend Betty Cuthbert dies

Australian sprinting legend Betty Cuthbert has died age 79.

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Russia faces "toughest sanctions available" for "unprecedented attack" on world sport

The International Olympic Committee has promised “the toughest sanctions available” after a WADA report found Russia had concealed the positive doping tests of athletes in the run-up to the Sochi Winter games.