VOICED : Ministro ruso de Deportes pide clemencia en caso de dopaje

The Russian sports minister, Pavel Kolovkov, requested clemency for athlete Aleksandr Krutelnitski after he tested positive for meldonium. Kolovkov argued that the substance was taken unintentionally and would not affect performance in curling. The doping result was announced by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and Krutelnitski, who won a bronze medal in mixed curling, faces losing his medal and expulsion. He decided not to testify, considering it futile. The incident may influence the IOC's decision on Russia's Olympic status. Russia paid a $15 million fine for institutional doping, leading to its exclusion from the Games, with only 168 clean athletes allowed to compete under the Olympic flag.

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