Rio 2016: Russia's 271 athletes cleared for Rio Games

Russia had entered 387 names for the Rio Olympics

Russia avoids blanket ban despite being implicated in state-sponsored doping by World Anti-Doping Agency.

Russia's 271 athletes have been cleared to take part in the Rio Games after clearing doping investigations, Russian Olympic Committee chief Alexander Zhukov has said.


Russia entered 387 names for the Olympics, but competitors implicated in a World Anti-Doping Agency report have been eliminated by sports federations.

Cleared athletes include the 11-strong boxing and judo teams, 30 volleyballers and beach volleyballers, and eight tennis players.