If I read the article correctly, this isn't the IOC that is imposing the ban. It's the IAAF, and for which the IOC needs to comply with. From a different sour

If I read the article correctly, this isn't the IOC that is imposing the ban. It's the IAAF, and for which the IOC needs to comply with. From a different source, the IOC (with IAAF's blessing?) was considering allowing individual Russian Athletes to file an appeal, on the basis that punishing one athlete for the behavior of another is not justice. I'm struggling to come up with a governing sports body that isn't corrupt on some level. As a fan of US professional sports, I've yet to come across an athletic association that wasn't mired in some level of controversy endemic to the organization. High school athletic programs, and even little league baseball have problems with "corruption."