i.o.c. executive board and you have received a full report of the commission presided by mr schmidt and this is exactly the report which the i.o.c. executive bought. these afternoon when taking decisions. so please allow me to summarize these decisions. the russian olympic committee is suspend it with immediate effect. individual clean russian else leads will be able to participate under strict conditions at the olympic winter games here in china two thousand and eighteen. these invited astley will participate between. individual or team competitions under the name olympic else lead from russia with the acronym a r. they will compete with a 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 a great it it for the olympic winter games two thousand and eighteen. the then minister of sport mr bitterly would go and then deputy minister yuri not go on ik who will be excluded from any parties or from any participation in all future olympic games. dimitri journey schenkel former c.e.o. of the o

i.o.c. executive board has been taken by consensus these these decisions by. which we can better go on toward. regarding responsibility one has to point out that. responsibility is in gauged in several areas and there are also contract will responsibilities that are engaged there is the host city contract which is sign of it. and this contract indicates very clearly the responsibilities that are shared this is something we have examined in all cases and we found that. one cannot simply. deny things or say we didn't know anything were responsibilities that had been undertaken by name an issue and had been undertaken with regard to the staging of the games. and every failure had consequences. and in the is is these incidents have been examine and have been included in the report so every single case or incident was examined we. call dude in all slung. at the sports culture involved in trying in a decree where the various responsibilities and lines of responsibility are also provided for a while so. however becker is from the new york times why don't i has said t

these things but it's there as an option will they be brave enough there are sympathizers on the i.o.c. board as well it's going to be a nightmare for them tonight. the second ashes test in adelaide is turning into something of a thriller in that will chase an unlikely victory when play resumes on wednesday after it looked like they was no coming back from a poor start earlier england's bowlers skittled australia for just one hundred thirty eight in a second innings james anderson finally found his rhythm taking five wickets for just forty three runs it left australia holding a three hundred fifty three run lead but england chipped away at that caps and joe root is unbeaten after a half century england needed another one hundred seventy eight runs with six wickets in hand to win on the final day. thank you very much for that we're going to take you back to calling it now and the g.c.c. summit let's listening to the chairman of the g.c.c. . committed themselves to the g c c. to mobilize. the capabilities to face all the charities and to be able to face them. to meet the challenge the ambitions

i.o.c. executive board and you have received a full report of the commission presided by mr schmidt and this is exactly the report which the i.o.c. executive board. had this afternoon when taking decisions. so please allow me to summarize these decisions. the russian olympic committee is suspended with immediate effect. individual clean russian else leads will be able to participate under strict conditions at the olympic winter games here in china two thousand and eighteen. these invited astley will participate beating individual or team competitions under the name olympic elf lead from russia with the acronym they are. 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 a great it is for the olympic winter games young china two thousand and eighteen. the then minister of sport mr b. tiley would go and then deputy minister yuri nightgown it will be excluded from any parties or from any participation in all future olympic games dimitri journey schenkel former c.

there are several options that are reportedly being considered by the i.o.c. board behind closed doors they've been holding meetings all throughout the day today considering several reports and several inquiries related to this topic and indeed we are expecting a final decision of the i.o.c. to be announced behind these walls in a press conference room where the president of the international olympic committee is going to announce what that decision is going to be specifically how the future of russia and its affluence is going to shape up in the coming up winter olympic games in south korea just in february really just two months to go so all eyes are on find out how and what capacity if at all russia is going to be competing in those winter olympic games now some of the options that are being reportedly considered are one as you mentioned a complete ban although this would be something that would be seen as quite scandalous to some extent because this is really the most extreme measure of the international olympic committee could make in this regard specifically o

i.o.c. executive board meeting that is being held as we speak and indeed within an hour and a half the president of the i.o.c. is expected to appear in this room to make a final announcement a final decision of the international olympic committee when it comes to the future of russia and its athletes out the twenty eight winter olympic games in south korea something that's certainly being watched all throughout the world because this is going to be potentially quite a moment given all of the really hysteria that's been surrounded not by the least by the media following the developments involving russia and its participation in these games now certainly it has to be said that the executive board of the i.o.c. today has been considering the details of two separate commission investigations and by reason one the old commission that was looking specifically into individuals and as of the beginning of december has disqualified twenty five russian athletes as well as stripped about eleven medals and also another commission this commission that's been looking into speed state sponsored participation so

i.o.c. executive board and you have received a report of the commission presided by mr schmidt and this is exactly the report which the i.o.c. executive board. this afternoon when taking decisions. so please allow me to summarize these decisions. the russian olympic committee is suspended with immediate effect. individual clean russian else leads will be able to participate under strict conditions at the olympic winter games here in china two thousand and eighteen. these in righted astley will participate between individual or team competitions under the name olympic else lead from russia with the acronym. 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 games in trying two thousand and eighteen. the then minister of sport mr vitali would go and then deputy minister yuri and i go nick will be excluded from any parties or from any participation in all future olympic games. dimitri journey schenkel the former c.e.o. of the organizin

i.o.c. is executive board finally came to a conclusion on the countries in the big future thomas but the i.o.c. president made the announcement to the russian olympic committee is suspended with immediate effect individual clean russian obsoletes will be able to participate under strict conditions at the olympic winter games you have a chance two thousand and eighteen. these in righted astley will participate be it in individual or team competitions under the name olympic athlete from russia with the acronym. seen such as these from the sochi winter games in twenty fourteen will not be repeated in pyongyang by refusing to allow a russian flag a national anthem at the twenty eighteen games the i.o.c. has gone beyond any previous doping sanctions it's also handed a lifelong binds to russian officials including vitaly moat co the former sports minister and current deputy prime minister of russia. no official of the russian ministry of sport will be accredited for the olympic winter games two thousand and eighteen. then deputy minister you're even going nick will be excluded from any poll from any

these things but it's there as an option will there be brave enough there are sympathizers on the i.o.c. board as well it's going to be a nightmare for them to the i would certainly send that quite clear message when it to anyone who wants russia's position been in all of this. well remember we had some very strong words from the vice president for the world cup draw. last week the world cup football of course takes place next year in the country and he used that stage in that spotlight to launch an attack on all of russia's detractors many of them in the media and you could see that he had one eye because of course there are allegations of doping russian football but he had to have one eye on what was going to be happening with the i.o.c. his decision to kind of almost make it look like russia in some ways being victimized now really sends out the message from russia come right down from the other near putin that actually they are watching what happens to die and they are very to hit back hard with what the i.o.c. sides so it's such a nasty situation for everyone to be in all right lee thanks

i.o.c. executive board in lower than where a russian delegation and argued the case in twenty fifteen the world anti-doping agency first accused russia of a state sponsored durbin program particularly at the twenty fourteen winter olympics in sochi the i.o.c. zone commission has already disqualified the results of twenty five russian athletes from those games the report clearly lays out an unprecedented attack on the integrity of the olympic games and sport. the report includes in particular the mali palatial of the entered open laboratory of the olympic winter games in sochi two thousand and fourteen. the i.o.c. executive board after following gross's has issued proportional sanctions for these systemic manipulation while protecting clean athletes. due process to which every individual and every organisation is entitled to and which was not available to the i.o.c. prior to the olympic games a real two thousand and sixty. s. and has laid myself. i am a feeling very sorry for all the clean athletes from all in overseas who are suffering from this money polish. we have agreed with the i.o.c. year

i.o.c. executive board and we understand that the i.o.c. probes are under way still and already more than two dozen russian athletes have received life bans when it comes to competing taken part in the olympics and more could be coming up questions have already been raised in the russian media among russian experts along the lines why do the athletes that test positive and doping from other countries why did they get banned for several years yes that does sometimes room careers completely but what's happening here is that these people the russian suspects are receiving lifetime bans just to remind you the reasons why russian libyans are being disqualified are the scratches on doping test bottles and also the excessive amounts of salts that were fall and in clean doping samples and according to the odyssey officials and also the teams that were investigating this a human body cannot produce these amounts of salt but then is that enough to blame the individuals is that enough to produce the lifetime bans that i was telling you about and of co

i.o.c. is executive board were presented with reports containing evidence of systematic doping in russia and they came to the following conclusion that the russian olympic committee is suspended who is immediate effect. russian athletes and the olympic committee were the only ones to be banned. no official of the russian ministry of sport will be accredited for the olympic winter games two thousand and eighteen. the then minister of sport restored vitali would go and then deputy minister yuri not gone nick will be excluded from any parties even from any participation in all future olympic games since this decision was made on december fifth battalion macos position as the head of russia's football union has been under scrutiny and he has faced calls to resign on monday he ceded to the pressure at least for the time being. with this in your calls i addressed the russian football union's executive board regarding the temporary impossibility to perform my duties during the period of my cool proceedings in order to let the union work normally i have asked to be relieved of my duties for up to si

i.o.c. executive board was not political or politicized at the same time the russian olympic committee does not acknowledge that there was a state sponsored system of duping but still it has been suspended how can you comment on that well let's say. the way it was put but they didn't find documentary evidence so hard evidence that. specific officials in russia took those decisions. regarding the use of duping but nonetheless the. commission and the i you see do depart from the fact that there were violations we acknowledge that there were well yes there were violations we will be looking into it during the meeting of the russian nationalism became easy. involving the representatives of what organizations who were involved in this really think you very much called exactly what do you tell them what do you tell them. well it has already been mentioned. well all words will be published. i think that the most important point was that. competitors will be. competing against they will have the opportunity to compete in the individual and group competitions if russia is not even there potentially

i.o.c. is executive board were presented reports containing evidence of systematic doping in russia they spent tuesday afternoon poring over it and came to a final conclusion announced by two must be the i.o.c. as president. of the russian olympic committee is suspended who is immediate effect. individual clean the russian house leads will be able to participate under strict conditions at the olympic winter games to have a chance to say i was an eighteen. these in righted elsley will participate be it in individual or team competitions under the name olympic athlete from russia with the acronym. there will be no russian flag and no national anthem at the winter olympics but clean athletes will be allowed to compete under a neutral elim pick flag. it's not a drastic change from the ban imposed at the rio olympics last year except this time around lifelong allin pick bans have been handed out to russian officials including vitale mood the former sports minister and current deputy prime minister of russia. no official of the russian ministry of sport will be a great it it for the olympic winter g

i.o.c. president thomas bach and the executive board found the evidence of systematic doping presented to them today which possibly we will see was enough to stop athletes from competing under the russian flag at the games. now this is the second time in a row that russian athletes will miss out on an olympics because of doping after also missing out on the two thousand and sixteen summer games in rio the i.o.c. president held a press conference in luzon a little while ago explaining that it must kind of go through what we said to do that i'm joined here in the studio now by matt herman from our sports desk a lot going on today matt so talk me through this for people just joining us right now. what's the evidence that was so compelling that the i.o.c. said russia is out well basically their former anti doping head agree watching golf gave some pretty comprehensive evidence to the mclaren report which came up before the summer olympics saying that there was a system in place through which russian anti-doping officials were able to ensure that russian urine samples would always show up as negati

i.o.c. president thomas bach and the executive board found the evidence of systematic doping presented. them today was enough to stop athletes from competing under the russian flag at the gate this is the second time in a row that russian athletes will miss out on an olympics because of doping they also missed out on the twenty sixteen summer games in rio the i.o.c. president held a press conference in luzon a short while ago here is part of what thomas bach and to say the russian olympic committee is suspended with immediate effect individual clean russian else leads will be able to participate under strict conditions at the olympic winter games young child two thousand and eighteen the invited astley so will participate be it in individual or team competitions under the name lim pique else lead from russia with the acronym. oh they are that's what happens if you're from russia let's pull in matt herman from our sports desk so we've got the ban we've got clean athletes given an option but we certainly can't say that they're surprised anyone can know in fact the more the tea leaves were

i.o.c. president thomas bach and the executive board are set to decide whether they're going to ban russia from taking part in this asian on russia's one big fate is expected in a few hours time we'll bring you the news and analysis just as soon as if it breaks . well a new world record has been set for you guessed it the world's longest rainbow not longest in length but longest in time this beauty appeared in taiwan on thursday and stayed for almost nine hours university researchers are now submitting photographic evidence to the guinness book of world records if accepted this rain will knock out the previous record a six hour long rainbow record in england more than twenty years ago on that note we wish you a great day thanks for watching we'll be more news coming at the top of the hour and don't forget you can always find the latest information on our web site that address is d.w. dot com i'm sarah harmon in berlin our whole team thanks for watching will be a sing. song. for.

executive board on tuesday but the i.o.c. probes as you know have already resulted in the lifetime bans of more than two dozen russian winter olympic athletes and we understand that more could be coming up and questions have been raised here in russia along the lines of why do athletes from other countries when they are tested positive they get bad for a few years and then they are allowed to compete again whereas when it comes to the russian a limb paeans they are supposed to be kept away from winter olympics for good so you bring up these lifetime bans has the i.o.c. given any reason for these specific lifespans while the russians are being disqualified because of these scratches on the doping test bottles and also the excessive amounts of salt in the clean doping test samples which according to the i.o.c. a human body simply cannot produce these are the two key elements of the evidence but are they enough to blame the individuals for cheating while they may have been unaware of this kind of tampering is this enough to impo

executive board on tuesday but the i.o.c. probes as you know have already resulted in the lifetime bans of more than two dozen russian winter olympic athletes and we understand that more could be coming up and questions have been raised here in russia along the lines of why do athletes from other countries when they are tested positive they get bans for a few years and then they are allowed to compete again whereas when it comes to the russian olympians they are supposed to be kept away from winter olympics for good so you bring up these lifetime bans has the i.o.c. given any reason for these specific lifespans while the russians are being disqualified because of these scratches on the doping test bottles and also the excessive amounts of salt in the clean doping test samples which according to the i.o.c. a human body simply cannot produce these are the two key elements of the evidence part of tampering is this enough to impose lifetime bans on washington olympians of during the winter olympics the the reaction from some of t

nine hundred eighty over two hundred doping linked deaths were registered in various boards around the world. the i.o.c. had to respond although it was rather tardy. it wasn't until nine hundred ninety nine that the world anti-doping agency was created. today would updates its prohibited substances list annually pharmaceutical companies and then turn promote their products within this list lobbyist's vie to shut out the competition this is a market with a turnover of tens of millions of dollars there's barely a major international competition same time the anti doping we need a massive financial and funding is needed and the agency is and is focused on principle. do provides a foundation for the world of sports. i know that within the team while i was right many cradle bogart and a lot of all the big names and for them it was not an off time said there's a paradox the anti doping rules allow doping in certain cases but only by athletes to whom water has given permission this information is top secret to use waters words it's confidential. the fancy banners hacker's website extended its greetings to the

executive board on tuesday but the i.o.c. probes as you know have already resulted in the lifetime bans of more than two dozen russian winter olympic athletes and we understand that more could be coming up and questions have been raised here in russia along the lines of why do athletes from other countries when they are tested positive they get bad for a few years and then they are allowed to compete again whereas when it comes to the russian a limb paeans they are supposed to be kept away from winter olympics for good so you bring up these lifetime bans has the i.o.c. given any reason for these specific lifespans while the russians are being disqualified because of these scratches on the doping test bottles and also the excessive amounts of salt in the clean doping test samples which according to the i.o.c. a human body simply cannot produce these are the two key elements of the evidence but are they enough to blame the individuals for cheating while they may have been unaware of this kind of tampering is this enough to impo

i.o.c. president thomas bach and the executive board found the evidence of systematic doping presented to them today was enough to stop athletes from competing under the russian flag at the games and this is the second time in a row that russian athletes will miss out on an olympics because of doping after also missing out on the two thousand and sixteen summer games in rio the i.o.c. president held a press conference in luzon a little while ago this is part of what thomas bach and just say to the russian olympic committee is suspended with immediate effect individual clean russian else leads will be able to participate under strict conditions at the olympic winter games. two thousand and eighteen. these invited as li so will participate beating individual or team competitions under the name olympic athlete from russia with the acronym. ok we've got team coverage of the story here at my right is matt herman from our sports desk and our correspondent in leisure when is covering the story for us tonight from moscow matt let me start with you the i.o.c. decided to ban russia clean athletes are go

i.o.c. president thomas bach said that the executive board are assessing whether there is enough evidence for russia's state sponsored doping of olympic athletes to justify the unprecedented move the i.o.c. has recently handed down lifetime bans to dozens of russian athletes after its investigators revealed a massive operation to high performance enhancing drug taking. the twenty fourteen winter olympics in sochi were a chance for russia and its president vladimir putin to burnish their reputation to host where the game's most successful nation winning thirty three medals in all but since then a dark shadow has been cast over their success by none other than gregory put a chunk of the former chief of russia's anti doping the poetry he claimed the russian athletes were systematically doped samples which would have tested positive for clean ones with the help of the russian secret service because of his admissions which uncovered most his post and fled to the united states. the i.o.c. reacted thus far. it was he will react with ciro tolerance in order to protect the cleanup fleets whoever is in

i.o.c. is dealing with. issues and i sync they will make if decision that means no collective sanctions against the russian i think there is a political fight against russia going on board wide not only in sport but in all areas and we only can hope that i.o.c. does not fall into this trap of waddle by alleging new evidence is out showing them to the world and i think all this made clear that it is a political attempt of war and that is the bad thing because war is an institution that should protect clean athletes and what they are trying to do is the opposite as things stand twenty five russian athletes to be banned from the olympics after the commission examining their cases presented its findings many of them have been stripped of their medals toppling russia from the top of the sort of twenty fourteen medal table here for trying to travel to the host country of the next winter olympics to find out how locals there feel about russia potentially missing the games. south korea first bid to become the whole of winter olympics almost sixteen years ago in two thousand and eight young chang lost to russia's tsotsi but south korea hung in there and eventually did manage to

i.o.c. conclusions about scratches and ways to open sample bottles sean that is the question that also one russian journalist asked. executive board press conference and the answer from mr schmidt was you will be able to read about it in the forensic reports the figures fluctuate because the analysis is the examinations the investigations are. all sorts of details in the reports and examinations and i certainly do not wish to go into the details here and. i do not wish to divulge too many of these details however the fact remains that. we can ascertain that there has been there was money and tampering while this brings us to the concerns here in russia over the transparency and also allowing the russian side access to some of these experiments because we understand that the officials the athletes and the fans who are sympathetic we understand that they are two going through a lot of stress right now these people have been really eager to see some of the visual elements of that and i guess that sums up the concerns for this side you were in south korea recently what do the people there make of the russian doping scandal and were th

i.o.c. conclusions about the scratches and a ways to open sample bottles that is the question and also one russian journalist asked if he executive board press conference and the answer from mr smith was you will be able to read about it in the forensic reports. figures fluctuate because the analysis examinations and the investigations are still going. as far as the details and the forensic reports and examinations i certainly do not wish to go into details here and now i do not wish to divulge too many of these details however the fact remains that we can is certain that there has been there were many people in tampering this brings us to concerns here in russia over the transparency and also allowing the russian side access to these experiments and it has been said many times that the athletes in the first place but also the officials and the fans that are sympathetic they are also going through a lot of stress these people are eager to see some visual materials perhaps the investigators could have organized a press conference where they could show something that i guess sums up the concerns here in russia you were in south korea rec