CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland: Sixteen of 17 Russian wrestlers were cleared to compete in the Rio Olympics on Thursday (Friday In Manila) by international governing body United World Wrestling (UWW).

Freestyle wrestler Viktor Lebedev, a former two-time world champion in the 55kg class, was the only athlete excluded following a positive doping test a decade ago.

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