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The Latest: Russian sports minister sees civil court option

The Latest on Russia's appeal against the Olympic ban on its track and field athletes (all times local to Rio de Janeiro):

10:28 a.m.

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko says that a committee will be formed to consider the report produced by World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLaren, who accused Mutko's ministry of overseeing doping of the country's Olympic athletes.

"As for what is mentioned in this report, the government will shortly set up an ad-hoc commission which will examine this," Mutko told reporters.

McLaren's report was released Monday.

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10:10 a.m.

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko says the country's athletes who are banned from competing in next month's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro could go to a civil court to try and overturn the ban.