Paula Radcliffe: IOC decision a 'sad day for clean sport'

Radcliffe - who competed at four Olympics between 1996 and 2008 - has accused the IOC of failing to adequately deal with the ongoing crisis.

Paula Radcliffe: IOC decision a 'sad day for clean sport'

Paula Radcliffe has declared the International Olympic Committee's refusal to implement a blanket ban on Russia from the Rio Games as a "sad day for clean sport".

The IOC announced on Sunday it would instead be the responsibility of each sporting federation to check the doping records of Russian competitors under its jurisdiction.

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