IOC unhappy with bob and skeleton decision on Russian duo

Berlin (dpa) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has rejected the reasoning behind a decision by the ruling bobsleigh and skeleton federation IBSF not to suspend Russian 2014 Olympic gold medallists Alexandr Zubkov and Alexandr Tretiakov.The IBSF said Tuesday its Doping Hearing Panel ruled against a suspension because proceedings leading to the athletes‘ Olympic bans may have violated international law.But an IOC spokesperson said Wednesday: "The IOC cannot understand nor accept the conclusions of the IBSF Doping Hearing Panel." The IOC however welcomed a decision by the federation to bring the case before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).Zubkov and Tretiakov are among more the 30 Russians disqualified from the Sochi Games 2014 and banned from the Olympics for life by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in connection with allegations of state-sponsored doping practices by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) investigator Richard McLaren.