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International sports federation have endorsed participation of more than 250 Russian athletes in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Zhukov, the President of Russia’s National Olympic Committee told Rossiya’24 channel.

“The international federation have given OK to more than 250 Russian athletes in different disciplines to date,” he said.

The 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro are scheduled for August 5-21.