It’s not just Russia: Britain helped create this corruption in sport | Simon Jenkins

The doping allegations rocking athletics seem inevitable given how nations bow before those running sport

The Russians will go to Rio next year. Whatever decision emerges from the meeting of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Friday, the Russians will go to the 2016 Olympics. If sporting stars cheat they are banned. If sporting countries cheat they should be banned. But when everyone cheats, what to do? The answer is to panic, lie and then cover your tracks.

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