{"id":157010,"date":"2023-02-13T08:41:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T12:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=157010"},"modified":"2023-02-13T08:41:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T12:41:28","slug":"olympic-chiefs-react-to-defamation-from-kiev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=157010","title":{"rendered":"

Olympic chiefs react to \u2018defamation\u2019 from Kiev<\/b><\/h3>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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READ HERE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has denied claims by an aide to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky that the sporting body took bribes from Russia and was\u00a0\u201cpromoting war.\u201d<\/em> Mikhail Podoliak lashed out at the IOC after it floated the idea of allowing Russian athletes to compete again.\u00a0 \u201cThe IOC rejects in the strongest possible terms this and other defamatory statements,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0a release quoted by Reuters on Monday said.\u00a0\u201cThey cannot serve as a basis for any constructive discussion.\u201d<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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