Russian Olympic team has 13 athletes with doping history

July 25, 2016 21:15 IST

Members of Russia's Olympic team arrive at the airport in Rio de Janeiro, on, July 24, 2016

IMAGE: Members of Russia's Olympic team arrive at the airport in Rio de Janeiro, on, July 24, 2016. Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters

Russia's Olympic team has 13 sportspeople with a history of doping, R-Sport news agency quoted Russian Olympic Committee chief Alexander Zhukov as saying on Monday.

Zhukov said earlier on Monday that he knew of eight such athletes in Russia's national team.

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