Putin introduces bill against match-fixing: report
- Published: 10 Jan 2013 at 00.45
- Online news: Sports
Russian President Vladimir Putin has introduced a bill in parliament against match-fixing in sport, a report said on Wednesday, after suspicions about rigging of results in its domestic football leagues.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin pictured during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on December 28, 2012. Putin has introduced a bill in parliament against match-fixing in sport, a report said on Wednesday, after suspicions about rigging of results in its domestic football leagues.
News agency RIA Novosti said the proposal from the sports-mad head of state, submitted in the Duma, would amend existing laws to prevent the possibility of events being illegally influenced.
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