Is it fair to ban Russian athletes?




Inside Story show

Summary: Seven weeks before Summer Olympic Games, the world governing body for track and field has banned Russian athletes from all competitions. The International Association of Athletics Federations says Russia has not done enough to clean up widespread doping and that state-sponsored cheating goes back to the 2008 Olympics. Is geopolitics at play? And what impact will the ban have? Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault Guests: Dmitry Babich - Political analyst with Sputnik International news radio Michel Verroken - Former head of the UK Anti-Doping Agency Sergei Ilyukov - Sports physician for the Finnish Olympic team More from Inside Story on: YouTube - http://aje.io/insidestoryYT Facebook - https://facebook.com/AJInsideStory Twitter - https://twitter.com/AJInsideStory Website - http://aljazeera.com/insidestory/