Russian Pole-Vaulter Backs Scrutinized Law

MOSCOW - The intensifying debate over a new Russian law that has been criticized in the West as antigay moved into the realm of global sports on Thursday when one of Russia's most prominent athletes publicly backed the measure even as competitors from other nations at the world track and field championships here criticized it.


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