The new Cold War is in the swimming pool at Rio
While Russian TV analysts are taking shots at Michael Phelps over his "cupping" therapy, there's another Russia vs America feud brewing in the pool at Rio, bringing the countries to the brink of a new Cold War.
It all started with the Russian doping scandal and the decision to allow some Russian athletes to still compete in the Rio Olympics, a decision that didn't sit well with other Olympians (though Russia's entire Paralympic Games squad has been banned).
Caught up in the controversy is Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova, who was reinstated for the Olympics after originally being banned. On Sunday night, Efimova took to the pool for the preliminary heats for the women's 100-meter breaststroke only to be met with boos from the audience. Read more...
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