Russian whistleblower 1st neutral athlete at Rio
Russian 800-metre runner Yuliya Stepanova, who helped expose the Russian athletics' systematic doping, will be the first neutral athlete to compete at the Rio Olympics. The 29-year-old passed the IAAF doping review board's "exceptional eligibility" guidelines that allow individually-cleared athletes to participate in Rio. Over 80 Russian athletes have applied to IAAF for "exceptional eligibility".