Russian Weightlifters banned from Rio

Truthfully, I didnt think they'd have the balls to do it. Theyve been talking about it for months, but I figured they"d punk out considering Russia is so big and weightlifting is their number one sport.
 
Truthfully, I didnt think they'd have the balls to do it. Theyve been talking about it for months, but I figured they"d punk out considering Russia is so big and weightlifting is their number one sport.
Only the IAAF (track and field) and IPF (powerlifting) have issued blanket bans on Russian athletes, other sports federations have approved at least some Russian athletes for the Olympics. Overall, it looks like the majority of Russian athletes are going to Rio.

http://summergames.ap.org/article/russia-confident-majority-its-athletes-compete-rio
 
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