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Russias fencers have rejected the "proposed return format" set out by the IOC to come back to international competition, the Russian Olympic Committee said Thursday, raising the possibility of a boycott of Olympic qualifiers.

For Russia's fencing champions, a ruling to allow them to return to international competition has meant little change for now as different European countries have cancelled their fixtures in protest.

The vote by world fencing's governing body follows the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee. But one of Germany's top fencers has criticized the decision.

The Russian Olympic Committee has elected a new secretary general in Rodion Plitukhin, replacing five-time Olympic artistic swimming champion Anastasia Davydova, who fled the country in September.

Association of National Olympic Committees President Robin Mitchell has said that he had not seen the videos that were viewed as being Russian propaganda when they were shown at the organisation’s General Assembly here.

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering the pathway back in competition for Russian athletes as individual athletes should not be punished for governments actions, Susanne Lyons, the chair of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), said on Thursday.On Thursday, ..

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Triple Olympic champion Áron Szilágyi headlines the entry list for the International Fencing Federation Grand Prix in Padoue, which begins tomorrow and includes men's and women's sabre contests.