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The Latest: IOC opens door for Russian track at Olympics

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Latest on the special Olympic summit (all times local):

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3:20 p.m.

IOC President Thomas Bach has opened the door to having some Russians compete in track and field at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro under their own flag.

Speaking after an Olympic summit, Bach says the sports leaders agree that the ban on the Russian track federation should be upheld. But he says Russians who are exempted by the IAAF to compete in Rio will do so as a member of the Russian Olympic Committee. The IAAF had said any Russians, expected to be only a handful, competing in Rio would be under a neutral flag.