An independent World Anti Doping Authority claims there was
widespread state-sponsored doping by the Russians at the Sochi winter
Olympics.
The McLaren report, authored by Canadian law professor Richard
McLaren, gave a damning verdict on how Russian samples were removed from
the anti-doping system in Sochi, and at the track and field world
championships in Moscow in 2013. Now Russia's participation at the
Olympics in Rio are in serious doubt.
The report claims authorities "operated a unique sample swapping
methodology to enable doped Russian athletes to compete at Games" to
ensure positive samples were removed from the process. Also that, that
the Russian sports ministry "directed, controlled and oversaw"
manipulation of athlete’s analytical results or sample swapping.
The scale of the doping McLaren outlined was truly astonishing - 643
positive samples were removed from the system from 2012 to 2015.
As many as 30 sports were affected, but most cases were found in athletics and weightlifting.
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