London 2012 'sabotaged', says scathing WADA report into Russian doping

WADA published its 350-page report into doping in Russian athletics and corruption in the sport on Monday, recommending that Russian athletes are not permitted to take part in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio until these serious issues are addressed.

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However, the WADA report also said that the failure of the country and the IAAF to identify and punish dopers distorted competition in London in 2012, where Russia won eight gold medals, four silvers and five bronzes.

In a chapter outlining suspicious results for numerous Russian athletes, the WADA report accuses the IAAF, the Russian federation and the Russian anti-doping agency of “a cumulative lapse of action… with pursuing suspicious profiles.”

“As a result of this widespread inaction,” the report says, “the Olympic Games in London were, in a sense, sabotaged by the admission of athletes who should have not been competing, and could have been prevented from competing, were it not for the collective and inexplicable laissez-fair policy adopted by the IAAF, ARAF and RUSADA.”