International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach talks to journalists following a wreath-laying ceremony at the monument of Pierre de Coubertin at the site of ancient Olympia in Greece, April 20, 2016. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
BERLIN (Reuters) - Allegations of Russian doping at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics would represent a shocking new dimension and an "unprecedented level of criminality", if proven to be true, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday.
Russia is at the heart of the biggest doping scandal in sport, with its track and field athletes suspended as a result of a probe into accusations of widespread doping and their participation at this year's Rio Olympics in doubt.
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