Russia under fire after sample swapping confirmed
Posted Jul 19, 2016 05:16:12 AM.
Last Updated Jul 19, 2016 05:22:57 AM.
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The International Olympic Committee will discuss their findings today after pressure increases for a complete ban on Russian athletes in Rio for the 2016 summer Olympics.
An independent scathing review by Western University Law Professor Richard McLaren uncovering a widespread, well planned and executed plan to cover up the use of drugs by Russian Olympic athletes.
The report implicated 30 different sports, and date back to 2011 to include those athletes who competed in the 2014 Sochi Winter Games.
According to the report, positive urine samples were swapped through a hole in the bathroom wall for clean samples so that all athletes were able to pass their drug tests.
The IOC says it won’t hesitate to impose the toughest sanctions available and the World Anti-Doping Agency wants all Russian Athletes banned from next month’s games.
