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Russia has reiterated its intention to bid for the 2036 Olympics and is set to find the most suitable city for the Games. “We must bid for 2036, the whole country must appoint a worthy candidate,” deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said on Tuesday in Moscow. Russia’s Olympic Committee and the sports ministry are to select the most suitable city – with St Petersburg and Kazan mentioned earlier in the year among potential candidates. Russia hosted the Olympics 1980 in Moscow and the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi. Russian athletes are currently not allowed to host major events or compete as a…