The International Olympic Committee has suspended the Russian Olympic Committee "with immediate effect," over Russia's system of state-supported cheating by its athletes who used performance-enhancing drugs.
Russian athletes can compete in the upcoming 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChange, South Korea, the IOC said on Tuesday — but the athletes will have to pass scrutiny, and they will compete under the title "Olympic Athlete from Russia (OAR)."
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