Russia hopes IOC can ‘correct’ situation around IAAF ban: minister (Reuters)
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Friday he hoped the International Olympic Committee (IOC) could amend the situation surrounding Russia’s suspension by the IAAF, R-Sport news agency reported. “We are upset … Innocent people have been punished because of the guilty. We hope that the IOC can somehow correct this,” Mutko was quoted as saying. (Reporting by Jack Stubbs; Editing by Dmitry Solovyov)