The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said 15 Russian athletes and staff whose life bans for doping was lifted last week, will not be invited to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. In a statement, IOC said in Pyeongchang, South Korea that a special panel, Olympic Athlete from Russia Implementation Group, unanimously recommended not to extend an invitation to the 15 individuals. <br/><br/>They were among a group of 28 Russians who had been banned for life from the Olympics for doping, but whose suspensions were overturned at the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday. The IOC has barred Russia from the Pyeongchang Olympics, which opens on Friday, over a widespread doping conspiracy. But 169 Russians who have passed strict anti-doping protocols will compete under a neutral flag.