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UK athletics commentator Martin Gillingham on the decision by the IOC to ban Russia from the Winter Olympics next year.He thinks it's a little half-baked given certain athletes will be allowed to compete under the Olympic flag, but he agrees the IOC had no choice but to ban the official team.READ MORE: IOC bans Russia from Winter Olympics in unprecedented moveGillingham says it is so serious that Russia's doping whistleblower is living in the United States in a witness protection program."The very fact that [the Russian whistleblower] lives in a US-run witness protection, goes to show how serious the threat is to his life...If that is deemed to be appropriate action, how on earth can anyone allow Russia, as a nation, to compete at sport?"LISTEN ABOVE AS MARTIN GILLINGHAM SPEAKS WITH THE RADIO SPORT BREAKFASTSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.