DHAKA: Vladimir Putin is seemed unhappy with the decision as Russian athletes are banned from international competition and Olympics of 2016.

Putin has said that it is unjust and unfair that Russian athletes remain banned from international competition, including the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) decided not to lift the suspension, imposed after accusations of state-sponsored doping.

Individual athletes can compete as neutrals if they prove they are clean, BBC reports on Saturday (June 18).

The Russian president called on other bodies, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC), to intervene.

The IOC executive board said it would hold a telephone conference on Saturday to discuss the issue ahead of a full IOC summit in Lausanne on Tuesday.

President Putin said that ‘There are universally recognised principles of law and one of them is that the responsibility should be always personified.’ 

‘The people who have nothing to do with violations, why should they suffer for those who committed the violations?’ he added.

He also said that ‘I'm assuming that we'll have a discussion with our colleagues in the World Anti-Doping structure and I hope for a suitable reaction from the International Olympic Committee.’

BDST: 1058 HRS, June 18, 2016
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