Russian Olympic team has 13 athletes with doping history

July 25, 2016 21:15 IST

IMAGE: Members of Russia's Olympic team arrive at the airport in Rio de Janeiro, on, July 24, 2016. Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters

Russia's Olympic team has 13 sportspeople with a history of doping, R-Sport news agency quoted Russian Olympic Committee chief Alexander Zhukov as saying on Monday.

Zhukov said earlier on Monday that he knew of eight such athletes in Russia's national team.

Source: REUTERS
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