IOC to keep pushing for lifetime bans for doping cheats

By Karolos Grohmann RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will continue pushing for a lifetime ban of doping offenders despite having failed twice to keep past drugs cheats from competing in the Olympics. IOC President Thomas Bach "started his career in sports administration... calling for lifetime bans," said IOC spokesman Mark Adams on Saturday. "He still believes in lifetime bans and would like to push towards that." The IOC attempted to block Russian athletes w