MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian cross country skier Alexander Legkov says he will fight to clear his name after being sanctioned for doping at the 2014 Sochi Games and hit with a lifetime ban from the Olympics last week. Legkov won gold in the 50km freestyle and a silver medal in the 4x10km relay event in Sochi. Belov, who competed in the men's skiathlon 15+15km mass start event and the 15km classic country skiing event, did not medal at the Games. Legkov, in his first public comments since being banned, wrote on his Instagram page late on Monday: "My medal is clean. The IOC has said it would decide during its executive board meeting next month on the participation of Russian competitors at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in February.

Source: The Star November 07, 2017 08:26 UTC