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Tweets of the week: Outcry over Russia, Nick Kyrgios hits out at Pokemon GO haters

Sport360 staff

10:00 29/07/2016

The IOC’s decision to not give Russia a blanket ban from the Rio Olympics was met with lots of criticism from current and former athletes that saw it as a weak move that fails to protect clean sport.

Here’s a sample of the reaction to the latest development…

 

KYRGIOS FIRES BACK

Nick Kyrgios is one of millions out there obsessing over the game, Pokemon GO, but he received some criticism when he tweeted that he’s been spending more time playing it than hitting a tennis ball.

The Aussie had a killer response though for one of his critics.

TWEETLETS

Usain Bolt pulls a cool stunt, F1 gets some drama, Caroline Wozniacki gets pumped for Rio and an ex-player isn’t happy with Sam Allardyce.

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