Russia avoids full ban from Rio Olympics

The Russian Olympic team will avoid a full ban from the Summer Games in Rio starting next month despite revelations of a state-run doping system that stretches back to 2011.In a press release, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it was leaving the decision on whether to allow Russian athletes' participation up to individual sports federations. In other words, Russian athletes could still be barred from competing in Rio in specific sports, just not all of them at once.The IOC laid out