Vladimir Putin said that there was no place for doping in sport as it was a threat to the lives and health of the athletes. (Source: AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) report on doping among Russian athletes was based on the testimony of just one man and that the Olympic movement could be on the verge of split.
WATCH: Russian Olympic Dream Under Doping Tint In a statement published by the Kremlin, Putin said that there was no place for doping in sport as it was a threat to the lives and health of the athletes and discredited fair play.
You have exhausted your monthly limit of free stories.
Read more stories for free with an Express account.
He said that Russian officials named in the WADA report will be temporarily suspended, but asked the WADA Commission for more detailed and “objective” information.
