Slovenian veteran Olympic official critical of Russia ban

Ljubljana, 6 December - The new president of the European Olympic Committees (EOC), Slovenia's Janez Kocijančič, is critical of the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban Russia from competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. It is not fair to athletes who have done nothing wrong, he said.

Ljubljana Janez Kocijančič, the only candidate for president of the European Olympic Committees. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA File photo

Ljubljana
Janez Kocijančič, the only candidate for president of the European Olympic Committees.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA
File photo

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