Russian Olympic officials cast doubt on McLaren doping report

The Russian Olympic Committee suggests that there should further investigation into the WADA doping report.

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The ROC said that the participation of clean Russian athletes at the Olympics should not depend on baseless or unproven allegations. (Source: AP)

The Russian Olympic Committee is calling for further investigation into allegations of a state-sanctioned doping cover-up, but also suggests the accusations may be “baseless.”

The World Anti-Doping Agency-commissioned investigator Richard McLaren on Monday released a scathing report saying high-level government officials ordered hundreds of test results to be falsified so Russian athletes were not banned for doping.

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That led WADA to call for all Russian teams to be banned from the Summer Olympics next month in Rio.

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In a statement Tuesday, the ROC says the accusations are “so serious that they require a full investigation with the participation of all affected parties.”

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The ROC added, however, that the participation of clean Russian athletes at the Olympics “should not depend on baseless, unproven allegations or the criminal acts of individuals.”