Advertisement

Russia sees 'individual' amnesty decisions on its meldonium-positive sportspeople: RIA

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko speaks during an interview with Reuters in Moscow, Russia, March 11, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev

MOSCOW (Reuters) - International organizations will decide "on an individual basis" on whether to amnesty Russian sportspeople who tested positive for the banned meldonium substance, RIA news agency quoted Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko as saying on Wednesday. (Reporting by Katya Golubkova and Jack Stubbs; Writing by Dmitry Solovyov)