Russia could face more bans – IOC

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Russia is currently banned from competing in athletics

More Russian sports federations could be banned if the latest allegations of state-aided doping are proven, Olympic president Thomas Bach says.

Whistleblower Vitaly Stepanov has claimed Russian intelligence agents posed as anti-doping staff to cover up cheating at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

If true, it would represent an “unimaginable level of criminality”, Bach said.

Russian athletics is banned from global competition over separate …

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