Answer:
After reading the passage, my GUESS is:
Thesis statement:
A total ban of Russian athletes is appropriate because the only way to discourage state sponsored doping is to punish the entire program.
- Whistleblowers and investigators have provided abundant evidence that doping is supported and sponsored by the Russian government.
- In the past, only individuals have been banned, and only when they were caught with drugs in their system. This is ineffective; the government simply swapped in other athletes and continued the doping program.
- Since the Russian goverment controls financing, training facilities, sports associations, coaching programs, and Olympic team selection, athletes may have no choice over taking banned substances. The International Olympic Committee has a duty to protect them.
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