Viktor Lebedev attempts an ankle pick in the bronze-medal match at the Worlds (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Russian wrestler Viktor Lebedev has been cleared to take part in the 2016 Olympics, the TASS news agency of Russia reported on Saturday.
"On Viktor Lebedev, everything is fine, the decision has been made," head of the Russian delegation Igor Kazikov told R-Sport. "There are no further questions regarding him. Lebedev has been cleared for the participation in the Olympics by the IOC (International Olympic Committee."
On Thursday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) found the IOC ban on Russian athletes with a previous record of doping violations to be unenforceable. A three-member IOC panel makes final decisions on separate athletes.
Prior to today's announcement, Lebedev, 28, was the lone Russian wrestler not to be cleared for the Rio games due to a positive doping test in the 2006 junior world championships. Now all 17 wrestlers from Russia who originally qualified for the Olympics now underway have been approved for competition.
Lebedev, who will wrestle in freestyle at 57 kilograms/126 pounds, has his first match in Rio on Friday, Aug. 19.
Lebedev is a four-time medalist at the World Championships, having won gold in 2010 and 2011, and bronze in 2009 and 2015.
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