Three Russian swimmers banned from Rio Olympics by FINA

Swimming's world governing body FINA has banned three Russian swimmers from going to the Rio Games.

Three Russian swimmers banned from Rio Olympics by FINA

Swimming's world governing body FINA has banned three Russian swimmers from going to the Rio Games, with four more being withdrawn from the team by the Russian Olympic Committee.

Nikita Lobintsev, Vladimir Morozov and Daria Ustinova have been rejected because their names appeared in Richard McLaren's damning report into state-directed doping in Russia.

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