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RIO DE JANEIRO -- IOC President Thomas Bach issued another defense of his handling of the Russian doping scandal Monday, saying the decision not to exclude the entire Russian team from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics was based on human rights and justice.Bach used his speech at the opening ceremony of the IOCs general assembly to address the continuing criticism of the Olympic bodys response to evidence of state-sponsored doping in Russia, declaring that individual athletes cannot be punished for the wrongdoing of their government.This decision is about justice, Bach said. Justice has to be independent from politics. Whoever responds to a violation of the law with another violation of the law is destroying justice.Rejecting calls from anti-doping bodies for a total ban on Russia, the IOC instead gave international sports federations the authority to rule on the entry of individual Russian athletes. The IOC also ruled that any Russian athletes with prior doping sanctions could not compete in the Rio Games, which open Friday.While more than 100 Russians -- including the track and field team -- have been banned from the games, more than 250 have so far been cleared to compete by the federations.We had to take the necessary decisions, Bach said. Because of the seriousness of the allegations, we could not uphold the presumption of innocence for Russian athletes. On the other hand, we cannot deprive an athlete of the human right to be given the opportunity to prove his or her innocence.You cannot punish a human being for the failures of his or her government if he or she is not implicated. These principles are now being implemented, he added.The IOCs rejection of a full ban has been harshly criticized by many anti-doping bodies, athletes groups and Western media.Calls for a blanket ban grew after Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren, who was commissioned to investigate by the World Anti-Doping Agency, issued a report accusing Russias sport ministry of orchestrating a vast doping scheme involving athletes in more than two dozen winter and summer sports.If proven true, such a contemptuous system of doping is an unprecedented attack on the integrity of sport and on the Olympic Games, Bach said. With the Olympic Games just a few days away, we had to take action even though the McLaren report is not yet finished and the Russian side has not been heard yetWe took immediate measures to shed full light on the allegations and more actions and sanctions will follow if necessary.Bach spoke at a ceremony ahead of the IOCs 129th session, a three-day assembly starting Tuesday.He expressed support for South Americas first Olympics, whose build-up has been overshadowed by Brazils political and economic crises and concerns over Zika, water pollution, crime and budget cuts.It has been a long and testing journey to get to this point, Bach said. It is no exaggeration to say that the Brazilians have been living through extraordinary times. The political and economic crisis in the country is unprecedented. It goes without saying that this situation has made the final preparations for the Olympic Games challenging.In a time when the country is divided politically, economically and socially, the transformation of Rio de Janeiro is truly historic. Rio de Janeiro would not be where it is today, without the Olympic Games as a catalyst.---AP Sports Writer Mauricio Savarese contributed. Los Angeles Angels Store . The home side created most of the chances but struggled to break down Braunschweigs resilient defence, resulting in the Bundesligas 1,000th scoreless draw. Los Angeles Angels Shirts . -- Jaye Marie Green shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday to increase her lead to five strokes after the second round of the LPGA Tours qualifying tournament. https://www.cheapangels.com/ . Shot outdoors against the stunning backdrop of Banff, Alta., the networks 30-minute original production airs tonight at 8pm et/5pm pt on TSN2. 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Gold Coasts finals push has been dealt a major blow with key forward Ryan James facing a one-week ban for a high shot that broke the jaw of Wests Tigers star James Tedesco.The NRL match review committee on Sunday stung James with a grade two careless high tackle after collecting Tedesco in the 59th minute of Saturdays last-gasp win over the Tigers in Campbelltown.James right arm hit the face of Tedesco, who was falling after collecting a bomb in the backfield, however James wasnt put on report and was only penalised for being offside from the kick.Tedesco was taken to hospital where he was confirmed to have broken his jaw in two places and is now out for the rest of the season, cruelling the Tigers finals hopes.The grade two charge carries 125 base penalty points, however a prior non-similar offence in the past two years lifted the points total to 150, and 112 with an early guilty plea.The Titans now have until midday on Tuesday to decide whether to contest the charge at the juudiciary.dddddddddddd weeks suspension would sideline James, the Titans best forward this year, for next Saturdays crucial clash against last-placed Newcastle at Hunter Stadium.Gold Coast, who sit just one point above the Warriors and the Tigers in eighth spot, need to win to consolidate their place in the top eight with just three games remaining in the regular season.Their final two games are against fellow top-eight contenders Penrith and North Queensland.David Shillington was charged for making dangerous contact on Mitchell Moses in the 35th minute, however the Titans front-rower can escape suspension with an early guilty plea.Meanwhile, South Sydney forward Zane Musgrove is looking at missing up to two games after committing a shoulder charge on Warriors prop Albert Vete.Hit with a grade one charge, hell miss one game with an early guilty plea. 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