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Winter Olympics 2018: Court Overturns Life Bans Given to Russian Athletes
Russia has welcomed the overturning of lifetime bans on 28 of its athletes.
The International Olympic Committee has warned that the overturning of lifetime bans on a number of Russian athletes could endanger efforts to combat doping. We hear from the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency, Sir Craig Reedie.
Also in the programme: A rare insight into life in Xinjang, China's Muslim-majority and heavily policed province. And the amateur astronomer who found some lost property - belonging to the US Space Agency.
Picture: Winner Elena Nikitina of Russia after winning the second run of the women's skeleton in December 2017. Credit: Getty Images
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