Former Switzerland President Samuel Schmid told a news conference that his report confirmed "the systematic manipulation of the anti-doping rules and system in Russia. RUSSIAN APOLOGYIOC President Thomas Bach said: "Today we gave the Russian delegation the opportunity to express themselves. In this meeting this afternoon the president of ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) has apologised. Zhukov described the IOC decision as contradictory. Today the IOC listened to those who matter most – and clean athletes won a significant victory."

Source: dna December 06, 2017 03:42 UTC