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Alexander Popov Madrid Ukraine

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Olympic legends deny taking bribes for Rio de Janeiro bid

By DW
14 Jul 2019 | 3:49 pm | 1m 55s

Ukraine's Sergey Bubk and Russia's Alexander Popov have said allegations against them relating to Rio's successful 2016 bid are false. Popov said he did not even vote for the Brazilian city, which beat Madrid.

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