Putin commented on the doping scandal in Russia – Sport



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According to him, there is an element of politicization.

The President of Russia Vladimir Putin commented on a doping scandal involving athletes at different levels of competition.

Putin acknowledged the use of banned substances by athletes, but emphasized this doping. Never been supported by a state.

"We are, to a large extent, guilty of ourselves in this situation, but doping was used.

But we try to impose the thesis that it was at the level of from the state.This is not the case, but we must always worry about health. " I am athletes.

But the facts were violations. "We have not been able to organize a fight against doping." But this is not just our problem, but doping takes place all over the world. "There is an element of politicization, I hope that it will be destroyed" – said Putin at a press conference in Moscow .

Not so long ago Russia was deprived of the opportunity to organize international biathlon competitions for the next four years .