LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russia's ban from Olympic track and field for alleged doping is being investigated and judged by an alphabet soup of world sports leaders.
The IOC on Tuesday will host a meeting to assess an IAAF decision that was based on a WADA investigation and could be appealed against to CAS.
Who are these people?
Here's a breakdown of what all those letters and acronyms mean:
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IOC
The International Olympic Committee, which has ultimate ownership of the Summer Games being held in Rio de Janeiro from Aug. 5-21.
The IOC has called a summit of sports leaders to its home city of Lausanne, Switzerland, to discuss the implications of the Russian track team's ban from international competition, including the Olympics.