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MOSCOW -- At least 85 athletes from the 387-strong Russian Olympic team announced last week have so far been barred from the Rio Games in connection with the countrys doping scandal.International federations in canoeing and modern pentathlon ruled out seven on Tuesday, including an Olympic gold medalist, following earlier rulings in swimming and rowing. Some appeals are likely.Russian President Vladimir Putins spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told Russian media that Putin had discussed the doping issue with his national security council.The topic of the recent International Olympic Committee ruling relating to Russian athletes was raised ahead of Putins planned meeting tomorrow with the Russian Olympic team, Peskov was quoted as saying.The vast majority of the Russian athletes who will miss out are in track and field, where 67 athletes were ruled out when a ban on the Russian team was upheld at the Court of Arbitration for Sport last week.More are falling foul of new rules imposed in the wake of the countrys doping scandal.While Russia avoided a blanket ban from the International Olympic Committee, it has lost several medal contenders to new IOC rules imposed Sunday banning Russia from entering athletes who previously doped.Alexander Dyachenko, an Olympic champion in 2012, was among five canoeists ruled out after being named in a recent report by World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLaren alleging a state-sponsored doping cover-up.McLarens report last week specifically detailed how Russian state officials allegedly intervened to cover up hundreds of failed drug tests.Dyachenko won gold in the mens double kayak 200 meters at the 2012 London Games.The ICF will continue its strong zero-tolerance stance and remove all athletes that contravene its rules in anyway, said Simon Toulson, the International Canoe Federations general secretary. If you step out of line you wont make the start line.The four other banned canoeists are Alexei Korovashkov -- a 2012 bronze medalist in the C2 1,000-meter event -- Andrei Kraitor, Elena Anyushina and Nataliya Podolskaya.The ICF also said that Russia would not be allowed to enter boats in four events in which the excluded athletes would have raced. Therefore, Austria, Germany, Sweden and Iran are in line to receive their places.Meanwhile, the International Modern Pentathlon Union named the two Russians it had suspended as Maxim Kustov and Ilya Frolov, saying they both are featured in the McLaren report. Kustovs place in the mens event passes to a Latvian athlete; Frolov had only been entered for Rio as a reserve.Three Russian rowers have also been excluded. Ivan Podshivalov and Anastasia Karabelshchikova were excluded because they previously served doping bans, while Ivan Balandin from Russias mens eight was implicated in the McLaren report, World Rowing said.Meanwhile, volleyball player Alexander Markin told local media he had been dropped due to a positive test earlier this year for the banned substance meldonium, even though he had not been banned. The international volleyball federation did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The head of the Russian Wrestling Federation told the R-Sport agency that two-time world champion Viktor Lebedev was ineligible because he was given a doping ban in 2006.On Monday, swimmings world governing body FINA ruled out seven Russians, including reigning world 100-meter breaststroke champion Yulia Efimova.Legal challenges are looming.Efimovas agent has said he is preparing an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and the Russian Canoe Federations general secretary, Irina Sirayeva, said that the five banned could follow suit.The intention to defend the athletes is there, she told R-Sport.Triple jumper Ekaterina Koneva -- a former world championship silver medalist -- told local media she was considering a lawsuit in civil court.There was good news for Russia as its team of 18 shooters received approval to compete from the sports international federation. 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PETERSBURG, Fla.Wigan Athletic manager Gary Caldwell and striker Will Grigg have been rewarded for their role in securing promotion after they were nominated for the Sky Bet League One Manager and Player of the Month awards for April. Caldwell secured promotion to the Championship in his first season as a manager. Will Grigg scored seven goals in six games helped to seal the Latics promotion A haul of 13 points from six games was underpinned by exciting attacking play and two convincing away victories - 5-1 at Shrewsbury Town and 4-0 at Blackpool. Grigg secured a second successive nomination after his seven goals in six games helped to seal the Latics promotion. Highlights of Wigans 4-0 win at Blackpool on Saturday, which secured promotion His predatory instincts were on show with the braces he netted against Shrewsbury and Southend.Scunthorpe boss Graham Alexander has also earned a nomination for manager of the month. Scunthorpe won five successive games under Graham Alexander in April After a narrow defeat to begin the month, victory over second-placed Burton was the first of five successive wins which lifted Scunthorpe to the fringe of the play-off places and underlined Alexanders impact since returning to Glanford Park, where he began his playing career.Bradfords Phil Parkinson also gets the nod. His steady influence helped the Bantams secure a League One play-off berth. Bradford City manager Phil Parkinson is up for the April award The highlight of a month in which they collected 13 points from 18 while conceding just two goals was a convincing 4-0 win over promotion rivals Walsall.ddddddddddddOldham manager John Sheridan completes the quartet of nominees. After reviving Newports League Two fortunes in the autumn, he guided the Latics to safety in League One. John Sheridan has led Oldham Athletic to 13 points from seven games, and league one safety Thirteen points from seven games with the aid of four clean sheets completed the task.Oldham and Scunthorpe also have players nominated for the April award.Curtis Mains achievements at Boundary Park have been recognised. He scored the only goal in crucial wins over Walsall and Southend, with four goals in his sides tally of seven proving vital in securing Oldhams League One status. Doncaster Rovers Curtis Main goalscoring has been crucial this month Scunthorpe winger Luke Williams also gets a nod, with his natural attacking instincts inspiring The Irons promotion push. Scunthorpe winger Luke Williams has been nominated for Aprils Player of the Month award Williams is happy to take on defenders or find his way into central positions, as he did to score three goals in the month.Finally, Millwall defender Byron Webster is nominated after he became a central figure in a backline missing the experienced Tony Craig. Byron Webster has been a key player for Millwall this month Allied to his organisational nous and positional sense at the back is his knack for scoring headers at the other end of the pitch, with three goals at set pieces in April.The winners will be announced on Sky Sports News HQ from 6am on Friday May 6. Also See: League One video Fixtures Table Live on Sky Get Sky Sports ' ' '