IOC: the interests of Scottish athletes will be protected in case of independence

The interests of Scottish athletes will be "protected" for the Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), if Scotland votes for independence in a referendum held on 18/09/2014, announced Thomas Bach, the president of the IOC (International Olympic Committee), on 09/09/2014.

"We respect democratic decisions. We always do. But you can see...