MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The IBU said it found no evidence of doping for 22 Russian athletes suspected of it, but would continue investigating seven others.
"Regarding the 29 athletes, against which the IBU opened investigation on December, 22, the IBU Extraordinary Executive Board meeting decided today to further investigate in 7 (seven) individual athletes. There is no sufficient evidence for the other athletes for the time being," the IBU said in a press release issued on Saturday.
The IBU began looking into the possibility of doping by 31 Russian athletes in December 2016, after receiving the list with their names from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
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