in rio 2016. as an athlete myself i feel very sorry for all the clean athletes from all an overseas who are suffering from this manipulation. we have agreed with the ioc manipulation. we have agreed with the 10c athletes commission that for the 10c athletes commission that for the reallocation of medals we will do our best to organise a ceremony for athletes during the olympic winter games in 2018 to try to make up winter games in 2018 to try to make upfor winter games in 2018 to try to make up for the moments they have missed on the finishing line by the podium. the ioc has proposed and has undertaken measures for a more robust anti—doping system under the leadership of wada so that something like this can hopefully not happen again. you have already received the

decision of the 10c executive board and you have received the full report of the commission presided by mr schmidt and this is exactly the report which the 10c executive board had this afternoon when taking the decisions. so please allow me to summarise these decisions. the russian 0lympic summarise these decisions. the russian olympic committee is suspended with immediate effect. individual clean russian athletes will be able to participate under strict conditions at the olympic winter games in john chiang strict conditions at the olympic winter games injohn chiang 2018. these invited athletes will participate be it in individual or tea m participate be it in individual or team competitions under the name

0lympic athlete from russia. with the acronym 0 paea. they will compete with the uniform bearing this name and under the olympic flag. the olympic anthem will be played in any ceremony. no official of the russian ministry of sport will be accredited for the olympic winter gamesjohn will be accredited for the olympic winter games john chiang 2018. will be accredited for the olympic winter gamesjohn chiang 2018. the then minister of sport batelli .co and his then deputy minister will be excluded from any participation in all future 0lympic excluded from any participation in all future olympic games. the former ceo of the organising committee in sochi 2014 will be withdrawn from the coordination commission in 2022.

the president of the russian 0lympic committee is suspended as an ioc member given that his membership is linked to his position as president of the russian 0lympic linked to his position as president of the russian olympic committee. the ioc reserves the right to take measures against and sanction other individuals implicated in this system. the russian 0lympic committee will reimburse the costs incurred by the ioc on investigations and contribute to the establishment of the independent testing authority in the total sum of 15 million us dollars to build the capacity and integrity of the global anti—doping system. the ioc may partially or fully lift the

suspension of the russian 0lympic committee from the commencement of the closing ceremony of the olympic winter games in 2018. provided these decisions are fully respected and implemented by the russian 0lympic committee and by the invited athletes and officials. this decision should draw a line under this damaging episode and serve as a ca ta lyst this damaging episode and serve as a catalyst for a more effective and more robust anti—doping system led by wada. thank you very much and now i'm ready to take any questions you may have. well we will leave that news c0 nfe re nce may have. well we will leave that news conference there, you have been watching bbc news, watching that ioc news c0 nfe re nce watching bbc news, watching that ioc

news conference from switzerland in which thomas bach and samuel schmidt, one of the author of the commission investigating the allegations of state—sponsored doping and russian cheating at the last winter games have sanctioned russia banning them from the next winter olympics. just 66 days away. allowing some russians to compete under strict conditions as you heard there from thomas bach, those who have operated outside russia and have operated outside russia and have been operating under normal doping controls, allowing them to ta ke doping controls, allowing them to take part underan doping controls, allowing them to take part under an olympic flag. but the breaking news is that russia has been banned, the russian 0lympic committee suspended with immediate effect so russia will play no part as it stands in the winter games. well richard conway was listening to

that from our studio in london. thomas bach said it was an unprecedented attack on the integrity of olympic sport and he says that the sanction will draw a line under what russia have been up to. well he hopes it will draw a line, and we can hearfrom the russian president i'm sure in due course, the russian authorities, to see what they have to say about this. i think they will continue their denials that this was widespread manipulation, that it was in any way state organised doping. and we will see in due course is what happens to that limited number of russian athletes if they can show that they meet the strict criteria that they meet the strict criteria that have been laid down for them to compete as neutrals. will vladimir putin allow them to go to south korea for the winter olympics, that is going to happen in due course and we will see about that. but very

serious tones from the ioc president thomas bach, this is something they have considered and looked at the evidence and it was clear in his words that this he said was an attack on the olympic movement and on sport and therefore the russian 0lympic on sport and therefore the russian olympic committee has to be banned. and also the man currently of course in charge of organising the world cup in russia next summer, the fifa world cup, he of course are still in charge of that and what will happen to him in due course is also to be played out. so very serious messages today from the ioc, no russian athletes will be there, only some under strict conditions at the winter olympics in february next year. richard conway, thank you very much. and thomas bach is still speaking and we will have plenty more reaction to the news that russian athletes have been banned from the winter games next

favourite. plenty more reaction through the rest of the evening but for now a night. —— good night. now the next name is stored is on the horizon, storm caroline. we will get to that in a moment. 0vernight tonight there is a strong wind, a bit of light rain and drizzle across wales and the west of england. many places dry overnight and quite mild tomorrow. still the odd spot of rain and drizzle to the coast and hills of west of england and wales. much

of west of england and wales. much of england and wales staying dry. northern ireland turning right through the morning. and temperatures around ten, 13 degrees. gail is developing through western parts of the uk on wednesday and more rain moving in. and then on thursday storm caroline bringing winds of up to 80 miles an hour to parts of northern scotland. we will see some travel disruption. you are watching beyond 100 days, donald trump tells israelis and arrow partners that he's planning to move the us embassy tojerusalem, the decision altering years of american foreign policy and setting back efforts to broker the middle east peace deal. there could be dangerous consequences for making good on his campaign pledge, the palestinian leader warns donald trump, maybe it is not so bad after all, the barbican party decides to support roy moore in alabama! a dramatic u—turn, but many never lost the faith. people are trying to

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