The World Anti-Doping Agency accused Russia on Nov. 9 of running a widespread doping program and called for its suspension from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. President Vladimir Putin’s office called the claims “unfounded,” but the International Olympic Committee said it would begin disciplinary action against the accused. Here are four key targets of the report:
ATHLETES
The report calls for lifetime bans on five Russian runners, including 800-m Olympic gold medalist Mariya Savinova, along with four coaches and a team doctor.
AGENCIES
International Association of Athletics Federations officials are accused of colluding with Russia’s athletics body and being “inexplicably lax” in pursuing suspicious samples.
TESTING LABS
Moscow’s chief lab director is accused of the “malicious” destruction of 1,417 blood and urine samples just three days before investigators arrived. The head of the lab resigned on Nov. 11.
THE KREMLIN
The report says undercover officers from the Russian secret service intimidated doping officials and infiltrated antidrug work at the Sochi Winter Olympics.
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