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Fifa rallies behind Russia over hosting World Cup
Country stripped of Olympic medals following doping scandals
Fifty years ago this month, Britain faced its hottest summer on record, as welterweight champion Stracey met his match in Mexico’s Palomino, writes JOHN WIGHT.
Including races at Newcastle, York and Chester
FIFA defended Russia’s right to host the World Cup yesterday amid a series of doping scandals, insisting that there is no sign of “widespread” drug use in the country.
Russia has been stripped of dozens of Olympic medals for doping and cover-ups, including tampering with samples.
Football is among the sports where positive tests were apparently covered up, according to a World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) investigation last year.
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