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Russia has been vilified over athletics doping, but it is not the only miscreant in this controversy

Cleaning up athletics can’t stop with sanctioning Russia. The sport’s governing body needs to take a serious, introspective look at how it got to this point Picture: Getty
Teens sit on a new sign reading ‘Cidade Olimpica’ (Olympic City) in Rio de Janeiro earlier this yearGetty

Within hours of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s highly anticipated report on doping and corruption in international athletics, the Kremlin was quickly on the offensive, arguing that the main thrust of the claims – that Russian authorities oversaw a programme ...