Russia to comply with new demands in hope of proving they are clean of drugs

Russia has vowed its Rio 2016 hopefuls would “go over and above” demands to prove they are clean of drugs after the bar was raised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The Russian Ministry of Sport gave a diplomatic response to the IOC’s announcement yesterday that prospective Olympians from the country, in all sports, would have to pass individual anti-doping assessments before being declared eligible.

Kenya’s Olympians will be subject to the same criteria, the IOC said. The unprecedented measure affecting both countries was unanimously agreed at an emergency summit convened by the IOC in Lausanne.