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The plan is for Mikel to do it and we will assess where he is at. I think he needs another race before the Vuelta, so we will see where we are at, it's his home race and a lot of the race is around his home town and up in the north of Spain, and we have big ambitions for him as well. – Dave Brailsford	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I think it's probably harder for him this time. He has to travel out to a completely different continent whereas we came back home, and that is probably more of a challenge for Chris Froome. – Bradley Wiggins	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
A lot of our sport is all about decision making made on the fly, you're presented with a set of circumstances and you have to make a split-second decision. – New Zealand Aleh	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The athlete has been notified and given the right to get his B Sample tested. – Navin Agarwal	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
My personal view, from the communications we had with people from the The IOC, those people had no interest in clean sport, i got the impression the only thing they cared about, even the person from the ethics department, is protecting The IOC as an organization. – Vitaly Stepanov	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I felt like,' Are you trying to buy us ?' is that how The IOC treats whistleblowers ? Make them quiet by giving them The IOC accreditation and access to VIP lounges. – Vitaly Stepanov	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The IOC is not a leader in sport movement, the IOC says strong words but The IOC acts weak. – Vitaly Stepanov	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Just one email exchange. – Vitaly Stepanov	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
FINA acknowledges and supports the IOC’s position in respect of the participation of clean Russian athletes to the Olympic Games in Rio. – The International Olympic Committee	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Certainly, we welcome the main decision which allows so-called clean athletes to take part in the Olympic Games, given the permission of international (sports) federations. – Dmitry Peskov	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Why are only Russian sportsmen being punished in this way? this flouts the principle of equality (of treatment). – Alexander Zhukov	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I am a million percent innocent, i have been taking food supplements since 2013 and passed every previous test. – Ihab Abdelrahman	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There are differences in culture, in the national personality and tradition, it will still need time. – Waley Ho	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I have come out clean every time and never have any of my samples returned positive results, i have undergone three tests in the last month and a half. – Sandeep Yadav	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We know the pros and the cons of a blanket ban, we know the risks of' collective justice', but we also know the risk of not punishing a culture of doping that comes from the very top, i would say that the latter is a much greater threat to sport. We've certainly not been given a clear message of transparency and progress. But no, what we have now is a messy, grey area that doesn't help anyone. – Peter Rutherford	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I also feel a little surprised that more athletes are not more vocal about this, especially those with a powerful voice in Olympic sport. – Peter Rutherford	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I want to thank my family, my friends, the fans, the Reds, the Chicago White Sox and Seattle Mariners for making this kid’s dream come true. – Ken Griffey Jr.	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There are some electrical issues and some leaks, it's one of those things with new buildings, but it should not have happened. – Mario Andrada	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I think it's really easy for us to read each other and how we're feeling, if one's a bit more tired or whatever, so that's good that we can be honest with each other and we're working towards the same goal. – Gabby Adcock	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The plan was to bring us back together later on and I think we both developed a lot, with Gabby playing with Robert Blair and me playing with Imogen Bankier, and now we've come back together and it almost feels like we've not split up before but everything's improved. – Chris Adcock	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The Adcocks ' parents haven't had any second thoughts about going, that's for sure, olympic Games's the Olympic Games, Olympic Games's Olympic Games and The Adcocks ' parents can't wait for Olympic Games. – Chris Adcock	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
You are basically eight meters up, lined up with seven other guys and then you go, it's a bit like a 100m sprint but there are no lanes. It's a fight to get to the first corner, then after that you can move to the best line and dictate a little bit. – Liam Phillips	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Someone can come underneath you in a corner, an elbow can catch you, suddenly you're on the floor, nine times out of 10 it stays on the track. There is a mutual respect, but I'll make Liam Phillips heard when I need to. – Liam Phillips	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
When I was a kid I would never have believed one day I would be riding my BMX bike in the Olympics, so I'm just grateful I will be riding in front of huge audiences. – Liam Phillips	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

The plan is for Mikel to do it and we will assess where he is at. I think he needs another race before the Vuelta, so we will see where we are at, it's his home race and a lot of the race is around his home town and up in the north of Spain, and we have big ambitions for him as well.

– Dave Brailsford

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I think it's probably harder for him this time. He has to travel out to a completely different continent whereas we came back home, and that is probably more of a challenge for Chris Froome.

– Bradley Wiggins

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

A lot of our sport is all about decision making made on the fly, you're presented with a set of circumstances and you have to make a split-second decision.

– New Zealand Aleh

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The athlete has been notified and given the right to get his B Sample tested.

– Navin Agarwal

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

My personal view, from the communications we had with people from the The IOC, those people had no interest in clean sport, i got the impression the only thing they cared about, even the person from the ethics department, is protecting The IOC as an organization.

– Vitaly Stepanov

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I felt like,' Are you trying to buy us ?' is that how The IOC treats whistleblowers ? Make them quiet by giving them The IOC accreditation and access to VIP lounges.

– Vitaly Stepanov

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The IOC is not a leader in sport movement, the IOC says strong words but The IOC acts weak.

– Vitaly Stepanov

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Just one email exchange.

– Vitaly Stepanov

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

FINA acknowledges and supports the IOC’s position in respect of the participation of clean Russian athletes to the Olympic Games in Rio.

– The International Olympic Committee

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Certainly, we welcome the main decision which allows so-called clean athletes to take part in the Olympic Games, given the permission of international (sports) federations.

– Dmitry Peskov

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Why are only Russian sportsmen being punished in this way? this flouts the principle of equality (of treatment).

– Alexander Zhukov

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I am a million percent innocent, i have been taking food supplements since 2013 and passed every previous test.

– Ihab Abdelrahman

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There are differences in culture, in the national personality and tradition, it will still need time.

– Waley Ho

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I have come out clean every time and never have any of my samples returned positive results, i have undergone three tests in the last month and a half.

– Sandeep Yadav

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We know the pros and the cons of a blanket ban, we know the risks of' collective justice', but we also know the risk of not punishing a culture of doping that comes from the very top, i would say that the latter is a much greater threat to sport. We've certainly not been given a clear message of transparency and progress. But no, what we have now is a messy, grey area that doesn't help anyone.

– Peter Rutherford

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I also feel a little surprised that more athletes are not more vocal about this, especially those with a powerful voice in Olympic sport.

– Peter Rutherford

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I want to thank my family, my friends, the fans, the Reds, the Chicago White Sox and Seattle Mariners for making this kid’s dream come true.

– Ken Griffey Jr.

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There are some electrical issues and some leaks, it's one of those things with new buildings, but it should not have happened.

– Mario Andrada

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I think it's really easy for us to read each other and how we're feeling, if one's a bit more tired or whatever, so that's good that we can be honest with each other and we're working towards the same goal.

– Gabby Adcock

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The plan was to bring us back together later on and I think we both developed a lot, with Gabby playing with Robert Blair and me playing with Imogen Bankier, and now we've come back together and it almost feels like we've not split up before but everything's improved.

– Chris Adcock

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The Adcocks ' parents haven't had any second thoughts about going, that's for sure, olympic Games's the Olympic Games, Olympic Games's Olympic Games and The Adcocks ' parents can't wait for Olympic Games.

– Chris Adcock

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

You are basically eight meters up, lined up with seven other guys and then you go, it's a bit like a 100m sprint but there are no lanes. It's a fight to get to the first corner, then after that you can move to the best line and dictate a little bit.

– Liam Phillips

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Someone can come underneath you in a corner, an elbow can catch you, suddenly you're on the floor, nine times out of 10 it stays on the track. There is a mutual respect, but I'll make Liam Phillips heard when I need to.

– Liam Phillips

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

When I was a kid I would never have believed one day I would be riding my BMX bike in the Olympics, so I'm just grateful I will be riding in front of huge audiences.

– Liam Phillips

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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