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Russian swimming federation denies doping use allegations - R-sport

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian Swimming Federation on Wednesday rejected foreign media allegations that it was covering up positive tests for doping among its athletes, R-Sport news agency reported.

The Times newspaper said on Wednesday that Russia had undertaken systematic doping in swimming for years.

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(Reporting by Lidia Kelly; Writing by Dmitry Solovyov)

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