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MOSCOW — Yevgeny Yurchenko, believed to be backed by the Kremlin, has emerged as a sole candidate to run for president of Russia's Athletics Federation, the doping-tainted body said on Thursday.On Friday, Russian athletics, rocked by repeated doping scandals, will elect a new president as it faces a ban from sporting events including the Olympics and concerns from its own athletes.Three candidates were believed to be in the running for the top job including sporting agent Mikhail Gusev and Moscow Athletics Federation president Oleg Kurbatov.But in a statement late Thursday, Russia's Athletics Federation said businessman and politician Yurchenko, a former vice governor, was the only candidate. The federation did not provide further details.Russian media, citing anonymous sources,...
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