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Russian sports minister denies government doping cover-ups
Published
Dec. 23, 2015 8:11 a.m. ET
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MOSCOW (AP) Russia's sports minister says accusations that the government is covering up doping of athletes are unfounded.
Russia's track and field federation was suspended in November after a World Anti-Doping Agency panel accused the country of operating a widespread, state-sponsored doping program and covering up positive tests.
Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko says ''to blame such a country as Russia that we, on an absolute government level, are covering something up is impossible.''
He says individual athletes should take responsibility for staying clean.
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Mutko says the government ''cannot sleep together with each of the athletes.''
He adds: ''How can I control them? What can I do to them? It's silly, don't you understand?''
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