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The Latest: European athletics boss says Russia must change

The Latest on the Russian doping case (all times local to Rio de Janeiro):

10:30 a.m.

The head of track and field in Europe says profound changes are required in Russia before sports events can "confidently welcome" competitors from the doping-tarnished nation.

Russia's athletics team has already been banned from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, and European Athletics President Svein Arne Hansen believes the latest report into Russian doping cover-ups is "damning."

Hansen says "profound cultural, organizational, and procedural changes (are) required before all sports can confidently welcome clean sportsmen and sportswomen from Russia to future international events.