Last month Lauryn Williams, a US track and field and bobsled athlete said “you can’t have faith in anybody who is Russian." I guess this just cements that sentiment.
An investigation commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency says Russia's sports ministry "directed, controlled and oversaw" the manipulation of urine samples provided by its athletes.
The commission looked into allegations made by the former head of Russia's national anti-doping laboratory.
Grigory Rodchenkov claimed he doped dozens of athletes before the Games.
The commission was led by Dr Richard McLaren, a Canadian law professor and sports lawyer who said he had "unwavering confidence" in his findings.
Rodchenkov also alleged he had been helped by the Russian secret service.
He claimed they had worked out how to open and reseal the supposedly tamper-proof bottles that were used for storing urine samples so the contents could be replaced with "clean" urine.
The commission was set up to look into Rodchenkov's claims that he doped dozens of athletes, including at least 15 medallists, in the build-up to Sochi.
He claims this was the result of an elaborate and orchestrated plot with the Russian government, which exploited its host status to subvert the drug-testing programme. The country's government has repeatedly denied the claims. Cont.
Story from - BBC News
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