mo4ch:>IOC knew Russian athletes were clean, but concealed evidence of their innocence – lawyer | Mo4ch News

Published time: 20 Jan, 2019 22:30Edited time: 20 Jan, 2019 22:33Russian athletes, falsely accused of a doping scheme at Sochi 2014, could’ve avoided career-ruining bans if the International Olympic Committee (IOC) didn’t conceal facts of their innocence, an athlete's lawyer told RT.Russian sport has won a crucial legal battle on Saturday. Swiss Supreme Court has turned down the IOC’s appeal against the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling from February 1, 2017 to acquit 28 Team Russia members of doping use accusations during the 2014 Winter Games in Russia. The Olympic officials accepted the decision with “disappointment,” but announced that they’ll stop further persecution of the athletes.The athletes' good names might be restored now, but they had all been handed lengthy disqualifications and missed out on the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang last year.The harsh measures were introduced after an Olympic disciplinary panel accused the Russians of being part of a state-r…