Moscow's envoy to Washington, Anatoly Antonov said Russian athletes were among the most tested at the Tokyo Olympics.
on the achievements of sportspeople from his country, which faces criticism over its very presence at the games.
The controversy of ROC athletes competing raised its head again on Friday when U.S. swimmer Ryan Murphy, who came second in the 200m backstroke final to Russian Evgeny Rylov,Murphy later clarified he did not intend to impugn Rylov in particular and was only making a general point about doping in his sport, Reuters reported.
But Antonov hit back at doping claims leveled at Russian athletes, telling reporters:"These unsubstantiated speculations are bewildering."
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