Olympics-IOC must get tougher on Russia - Pengilly
By Karolos Grohmann
Rio De Janeiro Sport News
IOC must get tougher on Russia - Pengilly
The International Olympic Committee should get much tougher on Russia by banning the country's Olympic Committee and not just recommending sanctions, former IOC member Adam Pengilly said on Tuesday.
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