shame on you, IOC!

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"We don't have a law to ban non-traditional sexual relations," he said. "The mass media in the West have focused much more on this law more than they do in Russia."

Critics of the anti-propaganda law have said it effectively disallows all gay rights rallies and could be used to prosecute anyone voicing support for homosexuals.

Mutko said the law was intended to protect Russian children.

"We want to protect our younger generation whose physicality has not been formulated. It is a law striving to protect rights of children - and not intended to deprive anybody of their private life," he added.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/interna...3mE99ZVJHHDapO

Oh that makes it all better. The law is to protect Russian children from 'non-traditional sexual relations'. Wonder how Mr. Mutko feels about gays adopting?

BTW The female pole vault athlete who painted her nails in rainbow colors in the preliminary was warned and was wearing all red nails in the finals. What is next? Super-secret rainbow underwear?

Boycott and let the NHL run their schedule unimpeded.