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'Cover up of cover-up' still led to downsized Russian ban

by Eddie Pells
| January 13, 2021 8:06 PM

The highest court in sports blasted Russia for engaging in “a cover up of the cover-up” in another desperate attempt to deny culpability for a state-sponsored doping scheme, while also justifying its decision to reduce the country's punishments at the next two Olympics.

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