Russian Olympic Committee chief Alexander Zhukov steps down

• Zhukov had task of persuading IOC not to ban Russia from Rio Games • Putin: 'This is without doubt the right thing, we support it completely' The head of Russia's Olympic Committee, Alexander Zhukov, is stepping down, in the biggest change at the top of Russian sport since a doping scandal led to the country's track-and-field athletes being excluded from the Rio Games. President Vladimir Putin said Zhukov had told him he wanted to leave the role so he could concentrate on his other job as ...