Inside, voices compared the “collective punishment” of Russian athletes to the actions of Nazi Germany. I always thought the cold war was long in the past. He claimed medals won at these Olympics would be worth less because “strong competitors” from Russia had been kept out. I’m really upset I couldn’t win today.”Many of her competitors had little time for the idea of Efimova as the victim, however. However, the Russian president Vladimir Putin and other top officials have repeatedly claimed the allegations against Russia are politicised.

Source: The Guardian August 09, 2016 09:18 UTC