#NoRussiaNoGames: Twitter 'bots' boost Russian backlash against Olympic ban
President Vladimir Putin dismissed the IOC`s decision, made on Tuesday, as "orchestrated and politically-motivated".
Dec 09, 2017, 14:28 PM ISTRussia banned from 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, some athletes can compete under neutral flag
The IOC announced the decision after examining evidence of state-sponsored doping over several years that reached a high-point at the Winter Olympics hosted in Sochi, Russia, in 2014.
Dec 06, 2017, 00:22 AM IST