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Putin says exclusion of Russian athletes from Olympic Games

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AFP Moscow
President Vladimir Putin today denounced as "strange" the exclusion of Russian athletes from the upcoming Pyeongchang Winter Olympics over alleged state- sponsored doping.

"For us certain things are truly strange," Putin said in televised remarks as he spoke to the country's team ahead of the Games starting February 9 in South Korea.

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First Published: Jan 31 2018 | 7:25 PM IST

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