Russia sanctions left Bach baffled

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach says he “still does not understand” why Russian athletes were sanctioned at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Talking to the Japanese Yomiuri newspaper, Bach said on Monday: “Concerning suspicions of possible deviations in the Russian anti-doping system, I still cannot understand why Russian athletes had to be subjected to sanctions at the Summer Games. If there were violations, they were committed by federations, to which athletes in summer sports disciplines have no relation,” reports Tass.