Swimming boss denies IOC opposition to stricter Rio criteria for Russia

FINA, however, refutes the claim that it has been soft on doping,

The president of world swimming's governing body FINA has denied that the International Olympic Committee blocked his federation's attempt to set much stricter criteria for the eligibility of Russian swimmers ahead of the Rio Games.

In an email seen by Press Association Sport, FINA president Julio Maglione wrote to the members of his doping control review board (DCRB) in the last week of Rio 2016 to explain to them why he had not followed their guidance on deciding which Russians should be allowed to compete.