Two Russian swimmers get FINA nod for Rio 2016 Olympics

The International Swimming Federation has given the go-ahead to Russian swimmers Nikita Lobintsev and Vladimir Morozov to participate in the Rio Games, which kick off on Friday, Artyom Patsev, a Russian sports attorney said here yesterday

Moscow: The International Swimming Federation has given the go-ahead to Russian swimmers Nikita Lobintsev and Vladimir Morozov to participate in the Rio Games, which kick off on Friday, Artyom Patsev, a Russian sports attorney said here
yesterday.

Morozov

“Yes, Morozov and Lobintsev were granted permission from FINA to take part in the Olympics,” Patsev said in an interview with TASS.

Lobintsev

Swimming’s global governing body announced last month it was likely to ban the two Russian swimmers from taking part in the upcoming Olympics since they had been mentioned in the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) Independent Commission report on the alleged widespread doping abuse and manipulation at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia’s Sochi.

However, having studied all of the details stated in the Commission’s report, FINA decided to clear Lobintsev and Morozov for Rio 2016. FINA’s decision does not mean that the two swimmers will go to Brazil.

Final decision by IOC
The final decision is yet to be made by the recently formed Panel of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) members only.

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