Latest Sochi 2014 medallist sanctioned as Russia issues further denials

Biathlete Olga Zaitseva has today (Friday) become the latest Russian medallist at the Sochi 2014 winter Olympic Games to be handed a life ban, as Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko again issued strong denials regarding the existence of a state-backed doping system.

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