Doping will be criminal offence in Russia

By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is to bring in legislation that will mean individuals found guilty of doping are punished under the country's criminal code, according to Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko. "We have taken the decision to introduce this special law to make doping, and those attempting to take performance-enhancing drugs, a criminal offence," Mutko told reporters on Tuesday. Russia was suspended from international athletics in November after an investigation uncovered da