The IOC Executive Board has asked the IOC Ethics Commission for its advice over the participation of Iuliia Stepanova in Rio
This comes after the IAAF Doping Review Board, chaired by Robert
Hersh (USA), declared Russian 800 metre runner Stepanova eligible to
compete in international track and field competitions as a neutral
athlete under Competition Rules for "having made a truly exceptional
contribution to the protection and promotion of clean athletes, fair
play and the integrity and authenticity of the sport."
In a letter dated the same day, the Secretary-General of the IAAF
notified the IOC that Stepanova is eligible to compete in international
competitions as a neutral athlete with immediate effect, including at
the forthcoming Olympic Games.
In a letter dated 5 July 2016, Stepanova requested from the IOC the
right to compete as a neutral athlete at the Olympic Games in Rio de
Janeiro, having fulfilled the qualification criteria established by the
IAAF.
The deliberations of the IOC Ethics Commission will include the opportunity for a hearing for Stepanova.
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