Former Arsenal Star Andrey Arshavin Makes Sensational Doping Claims

Former Arsenal star Andrey Arshavin has made shocking claims on doping at the Olympics. Arshavin claimed that some Olympics games are not possible without doping with regards to the Russian state-sponsored doping case. He said it is ‘simply impossible without doping’, adding that the ban is politically motivated. The former Zenit midfielder said: ‘In my opinion, all cyclic sports involve doping. It’s simply impossible without doping. That means swimming, skiing, cycling. I think everyone dopes, Russia is paying for its political decisions, including in sport. Is it fair or unfair? Life isn’t fair. Of course, this is a great tragedy for the athletes, especially the Olympians. For them, this is the World Cup and European Championship for footballers. We have every two years, with good players, earning good money at clubs, and they have the reverse. “[They have] almost one or two chances in life to get an apartment, a normal premium. Of course I understand them, they are not in the best condition now.” Russian athletes were banned from competing at the Rio Games after the World Anti-Doping Agency issued a blanket ban, which was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for sport.

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