Full McLaren doping report due on Dec 9, says WADA

The second part of Richard McLaren’s report that revealed widespread state-backed doping in Russia is to be released on December 9, the World Anti-Doping Agency said Sunday.

WADA director-general Olivier Niggli, speaking after the WADA Foundation Board meeting in Glasgow, confirmed the date, which comes after the December 6-8 International Olympic Committee executive committee meeting in Lausanne.

WADA commissioned the two-part report from Canadian law professor McLaren, the first to determine the facts with respect to allegations of Russian state manipulation of the doping control process made by Grigory Rodchenkov, the former director of the WADA-accredited laboratory in Moscow.

McLaren found evidence of a government backed scheme in Russia said to include tampering with doping tests at their home Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

Thirty sports were caught up in the controversy, leading to a ban on Russian athletics from international competition and the ban of dozens of Russian competitors in a variety of sports at the Rio Olympics this year.

WADA has not said what the second part of the McLaren’s report would focus on although Russian doping will again be targetted.

Russia has denied accusations of state-sanctioned doping and is fighting to get back into international athletics.

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