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Boxing champion Vladimir Klitschko tears into Olympic chiefs and says he is 'ashamed' of his gold medal after fellow Ukrainian is thrown out for wearing helmet honouring war dead

Boxing champion Vladimir Klitschko tears into Olympic chiefs and says he is 'ashamed' of his gold medal after fellow Ukrainian is thrown out for wearing helmet honouring war dead

The former boxing champion said he felt great 'shame' at his gold medal as he hit out at the IOC for banning the commemoration and its attempts at 'protecting its image'.

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Boxing champion Vladimir Klitschko tears into Olympic chiefs and says he is 'ashamed' of his gold medal after fellow Ukrainian is thrown out for wearing helmet honouring war dead