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Sochi 2014: Putin declares gay athletes welcome
Source: BBC
28 October 2013 Last updated at 18:31 GMT
Sochi 2014: Putin declares gay athletes welcome
Russian President Vladimir Putin has insisted gay and lesbian athletes have nothing to fear at next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Mr Putin told Thomas Bach, the head of the International Olympic Committee, that gay athletes - and supporters - would feel at ease.
Russia has been criticised over a new law banning "homosexual propaganda" towards people under 18.
But a proposed boycott of the Games has gained little momentum.
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Sochi 2014: Putin declares gay athletes welcome
Russian President Vladimir Putin has insisted gay and lesbian athletes have nothing to fear at next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Mr Putin told Thomas Bach, the head of the International Olympic Committee, that gay athletes - and supporters - would feel at ease.
Russia has been criticised over a new law banning "homosexual propaganda" towards people under 18.
But a proposed boycott of the Games has gained little momentum.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24708739