Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has warned it will be “impossible” to separate sport from politics at the Sochi Olympics after Russia passed a law targeting homosexuals, a report said on Sunday.

Martina Navratilova

The openly gay star has been critical of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in the lead-up to the Winter Games next month, accusing the Olympic body of “putting their head in the sand”.

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