If the Russian Olympic Committee was looking for mercy from the International Olympic Committee, it did not receive it.
In a meeting Tuesday, the IOC upheld last week's decision by the International Association of Athletics Federations to ban Russian track and field athletes from the 2016 Rio Olympics, according to an AP report.
The IOC also called for drug testing of individual Russian and Kenyan athletes across all sports, and warns that "evidence of inadequate doping controls in those countries could lead to more teams being barred" from competing in Rio.
"The Olympic summit considers the 'presumption of innocence' of athletes from these countries being put seriously into question," the IOC said in a statement. "As a result, every International Federation should take a decision on the eligibility of such athletes on an individual basis to ensure a level playing field in their sport."
The IAAF suspended Russian track and field athletes from competition in November after a World Anti-Doping Agency report which detailed a systemic doping program and corruption by sports officials, then extended the suspension through the Olympics last week.
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Kenya, known for its world-class distance runners, has been hit by dozens of positive drug cases in recent years. IAAF officials have said Kenya should not be in danger of missing the Games because its athletes have been subjected to extensive international testing.
Last week the IAAF discussed the possibility of some Russian track and field athletes being allowed to compete under a neutral flag if they met certain criteria, but the IOC rejected that notion.
"If there are athletes qualified, then they will compete as members of the team of the Russian Olympic Committee because only a national Olympic committee can enter athletes to the Olympic Games," IOC president Thomas Bach said. "There are no teams of international federations there. And the Russian Olympic Committee is not suspended."
Russian officials have asked for clarification on exactly how its track and field athletes can qualify for exemptions to compete in Rio.
There had been talk of Russia refusing to send any of its athletes to the Olympics, but Russian Olympic Committee head Alexander Zhukov said in comments Tuesday that Russia will not boycott.
He added that the national Olympic committee will consider a lawsuit against the IAAF.
