Why Putin won’t admit the truth about doping

The Russian president will continue to deny state involvement because the stakes are too high, writes Leonid Bershidsky

The mens steeplechase final at the 2013 World Athletics Championships in Moscow Picture: AP
Vladimir Putin: changing his tune about the doping scandal Getty

Russian President Vladimir Putin is changing his tune about the doping scandal that has engulfed Russian Olympic and Paralympic athletes. As proof mounts that the use of performance-enhancing drugs is a state-sponsored system in Russia, Putin appears less and less willing to cooperate with international sports organisations ...