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International Olympic Committee Bans Russia From 2018 Winter Games

The International Olympic Committee suspended Russia’s Olympic Committee after investigating claims the Russian government was involved in doping its athletes at the Winter Games in Sochi in 2014.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young discusses the decision with journalist Philip Hersh ( @olyphil).

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