CHEATING IN SPORT
McLaren report too political, says Russian legend
Paris — The McLaren report reveals the rot in Russian sport but smacks of a political attack because other countries have escaped similar scrutiny, according to Russian pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva. In an interview with L’Equipe French sports newspaper on Monday, three days after the McLaren report disclosed an "institutional conspiracy" of doping in Russia, the two-time Olympic gold medallist said she welcomed the drive to clean up Russian sport. "But focusing investigations on one country is a political act," said Isinbayeva, banned from the Rio Olympics along with more than 100 other Russian athletes following disclosures of state-sponsored doping. "I do not believe there was a conspiracy, and I just want the McLaren investigation to be extended to the whole world," she said, adding that "the doping in Russia is no different to anywhere else".
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