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Russian minister says anti-doping agency facing pressure over doping case against Russia - RIA

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Wednesday that officials in the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) were coming under pressure in their investigation into doping allegations against Russian athletes, the RIA news agency reported.

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(Reuters)

Mutko said Russia would continue to harshly punish sportsmen for doping and that Russia was capable of solving the problem itself.

(Reporting by Alexander Winning; Editing by Andrew Osborn)


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