The Russian city of Sochi will not host the 2017 Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships. The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation said, it would not be prudent to hold the championships in Russia, a country accused of state-sponsored doping. A report on 9th December claimed that more than 1,000 Russians benefited from a doping cover-up between 2011 and 2015. A new host city will be named for the February event in the forthcoming days. Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, the decision to strip Sochi of the championships was politicised and without grounds. The executive committee of the IBSF said, it had made the decision because it wanted to focus on sport rather than accusations.