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International Olympic Committee Bans Russia From 2018 Winter Games

Published December 5, 2017 at 1:46 PM CST

The International Olympic Committee suspended Russia’s Olympic Committee after investigating claims the Russian government was involved in doping its athletes at the Winter Games in Sochi in 2014.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young discusses the decision with journalist Philip Hersh (@olyphil).

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