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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting on Wednesday with the heads of Russia’s sporting federations to discuss preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, the Kremlin said in a statement on Tuesday.

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The meeting coincides with calls for Russia to be banned from the Games after allegations of systematic doping by Russian athletes.

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(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin, writing by Jason Bush)

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