RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Less than a week before the opening of the Olympics, IOC leaders will meet in Rio de Janeiro this weekend to review the final preparations for the games and deal with the fallout from the doping scandal that has led to the exclusion of more than 100 Russian athletes.
The International Olympic Committee's ruling executive board opens a two-day meeting on Saturday, its last formal gathering before next Friday night's opening ceremony at the Maracana stadium.
The meeting comes less than a week after the IOC board decided not to ban Russia's entire team from the games because of state-sponsored doping.