The International Olympic Committee, IOC, is set to decide today whether to ban Russia from the Rio Games over state-run doping.While countries have been banned from past games but throwing an entire nation out for drug cheating would be a first.IOC is facing global pressure to take bold action given the jaw-dropping nature of the allegations against Russia.According to an independent report from the World Anti-Doping Agency, Russia's Sports Ministry directed a vast doping programme with support from the FSB intelligence agency.More than 30 sports were affected by the cheating that went on during the 2014 Sochi Games and other major events. With the Rio Games set to start on the 5th of next month, the IOC has taken every last agonising day before ruling on one of the toughest questions it has faced in recent history.