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MOSCOW -- Seven Russian swimmers have been barred from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, including three linked to recent allegations of a major doping cover-up by Russian authorities, world swimmings governing body FINA said Monday.Reigning world 100-meter breaststroke champion Yulia Efimova is among four Russian swimmers withdrawn by the Russian swimming federation because they previously served doping bans, FINA said. The others are Natalya Lovtsova, Anastasia Krapivina and Mikhail Dovgalyuk.The International Olympic Committee on Sunday said Russian athletes with previous doping bans would be banned from the Rio Games. That followed the IOCs decision not to ban the entire Russian team over allegations of state-sponsored doping.FINA said three more swimmers were identified by World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLaren when he examined evidence that Russian government officials ordered the cover-up of hundreds of doping tests.They are 2008 Olympic silver and 2012 bronze medalist Nikita Lobintsev, bronze medalist Vladimir Morozov and world junior record holder Daria Ustinova.Russias top Olympic official, Alexander Zhukov, told Russian agency R-Sport that he now believed a total of 13 Russians would be ineligible due to previous doping bans. They would be withdrawn from the team, he added.The 13 are likely to include athletes in swimming, cycling, weightlifting, wrestling and rowing.On Sunday, the IOCs executive board asked individual global sports federations to decide on the entry of Russian athletes, and announced new eligibility criteria.The rules prohibit Russia from sending to the Rio Games any athletes who have previously served doping bans. Sports federations can also reject Russian entries if they have not undergone enough international drug testing. Results of Russian tests will not be accepted following allegations of routine cover-ups at Moscows anti-doping laboratory.It remains unclear whether there could be legal challenges to the IOC criteria. A similar IOC measure, known as the Osaka Rule, which would have prohibited any athletes who had received doping bans from competing in the subsequent Olympics, was declared invalid by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.Zhukov said the IOCs latest criteria violated the principle of equality because they only applied to Russia, although he has previously ruled out legal action.However, Russian Swimming Federation president Vladimir Salnikov told the state Tass agency that the four swimmers cut from its team have the chance to appeal to CAS. Efimovas agent, Andrei Mitkov, told Russias Sportbox website that she intended to file an appeal if she was not allowed to compete.Russias track and field athletes remain barred from the games by the IAAF, a decision upheld last week by CAS and accepted by the IOC.Now, with the Aug. 5 opening ceremony approaching, it is up to the remaining 27 international sports federations to vet Russian athletes on an individual basis.The International Weightlifting Federation said Monday it was seeking further clarification from the IOC and WADA before making a decision on which Russian athletes can be cleared to compete at Rio.The Budapest-based IWF said some points might lead to confusion regarding the IOC ruling giving individual sports federations the responsibility of deciding who can compete in Rio.The IWF said no Russian weightlifter sanctioned for doping will be allowed to compete -- even if they had already served their suspension -- and that it was waiting for evidence from the Russian athletes entered for Rio before making its decision.The archery federation said Monday it had approved the entry of three Russian archers after determining they have no links to doping.World Archery said it was satisfied that the three female Russian archers nominated for the games had been tested extensively and have never been sanctioned for doping. They were listed as Tuiana Dashidorzhieva, Ksenia Perova and Inna Stepanova.Archery was not implicated in the World Anti-Doping Agency report released last week by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren, which accused Russia of covering up doping in 20 summer Olympic sports.Russian archers have been targeted for additional testing, both in and out of competition, since the report was released, the federation said.No Russian archery athlete has received an adverse analytical finding, it said, adding that it would submit its findings to the IOC.The International Tennis Federation said Sunday it expects Russias eight-player Olympic tennis team to be eligible for the games. The ITF said the players have been subject to a rigorous anti-doping testing program outside Russia.The International Equestrian Federation said there was no indication of doping within Russias five-rider team.Russian cyclist Ilnur Zakarin, who won a stage during the Tour de France which ended Sunday, could be ruled out because he served a two-year ban after testing positive for a steroid in 2009.The International Judo Federation, whose honorary president is Russias President Vladimir Putin, said it has already tested 84 percent of the 389 athletes from 136 countries who are qualified to compete in Rio. It made no mention of the 11 Russian judo athletes entered.The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) said it has taken note of the IOC ruling and shall fully adhere to it. It said it would establish a pool of Russian eligible athletes. Gymnastics was not mentioned in the McLaren report.Boxings governing body, AIBA, said it was examining Russias entrants. Eleven Russian boxers have boxers for Rio, including reigning world champions Vitaly Dunaytsev and Evgeny Tishchenko.We are reviewing and analyzing, on a case by case basis, the anti-doping record of the 11 Russian boxers currently qualified for Rio 2016, AIBA said. This information and the decision of AIBA in respect of the athletes eligibility will be submitted to the IOC for confirmation in due course.---AP Sports Writer Stephen Wilson in London contributed. Nike Vapormax Wholesale China . -- James Young couldnt wait to apply those tweaks to his jump shot, and the first one he made against UT Arlington told him it could be a good night. Vapormax 97 Australia .C. at the helm of the top team in the Eastern Conference. His tenure as the GM in Vancouver was all too brief. 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The Gold Coasts controversial surge from $151 outsiders to unlikely finalists is being attributed to the conviction of coach Neil Henry, who has been rewarded for a stellar 2016 campaign with a one-year contract extension.Already signed for next year, an option has been activated following the clubs top eight finish that will keep Henry on Queenslands glitterstrip until at least the end of 2018.Ahead of their first finals appearance since 2010 against Brisbane on Friday, co-captain Nathan Friend has paid tribute to the man known as King.While a chorus of knockers began the year writing off the side, Friend said the former Raiders and Cowboys coach had turned the organisation around.He said Henrys strength of character in moving some players on he thought werent pulling their weight and attracting Jarryd Hayne, Nathan Peats and Konrad Hurrell had been pivotal.Hes moved in and hes got rid of the guys he thought werent worthy of the club and may have inhibited the performance on the field, Friend said.And hes recruited really well. He knew what he wanted to get out of the squad and hes got a group of young guys more than capable this year and beyond.I see nothing but good going forward.The Titans began the season teetering on the edge after a string of blows inclluding players in court over a cocaine scandal, the loss of star three-quarter James Roberts to a contract bungle and the departures of playmaker Aidan Sezer and State of Origin prop Nate Myles.ddddddddddddThe clubs depth was also tested with young halfback Kane Elgey suffering a season-ending knee injury on the first day of pre-season.Friend said they were now taking pride in proving people wrong.The so-called experts thought we were no chance and thought wed be at the bottom of the table, Friend said.Weve proven to ourselves, not anyone else, that the effort we put in through the season has amounted to this.The young guys weve got there can lift another level come Friday.While Henry acknowledged the clubs difficulties, he deflected praise to his playing group.Its been a bit difficult in context of our ownership model too and what we had to do around training facilities, movement, players on contract and moving players as well, Henry said.Its all evolving I suppose to try and change the roster, its not always easy.All season theyve been willing to work hard for each other. 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