Former Ballarat Grammar student Lucy Stephan may still be included in Australia’s Olympic squad as the International Olympic Committee considers whether to allow the Russian women’s eight to compete.
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Stephan was a part of the Australian women’s eight crew which fell short of qualifying for Rio by one place at a meet in Switzerland earlier this year.
While the IOC has ruled out banning all Russian athletes due to suspected state-sponsored doping, the organisation has said any Russians with prior doping convictions will not be able to compete at the games.
Russian crew member Anastasia Karabelshchikova has been banned, but it remains to be seen if the crew will still compete.