The decision to ban Russia from the Winter Olympics has been welcomed but with Vitaly Mutko still in charge of the World Cup and the IOC’s president talking of ‘moving on’ there is a sense the country has got off lightlyFor too long the International Olympic Committee has shown a irregular reluctance to prosecute Russian doping. No matter how staggering the evidence,or loud the cries for justice, its president, and Thomas Bach,has resisted sanctions. On Tuesday in Lausanne, however, or the IOC finally had no choice but to act. The truth had at last overwhelmed its diffidence – and defences. Related: Vitaly Mutko claims there is ‘no proof’ of systematic doping in Russia Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk