Kimberly Marten: What Russia’s Olympic ban means for Vladimir Putin
Russia is the first country in the history of the Olympics to have an entire team - track and field -banned from participating in the Games because of doping. Individual athletes, especially those who have trained for years outside Russia, may be able to argue their way back in. But senior officials from the International Olympics Committee have made it clear that they will not overturn the team ban announced by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF, the body responsible for worldwide track and field oversight).