Olympics: Ban all Russians from Rio – WADAThe World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) called for Russia to be banned from the Rio Olympics on Monday and urged global sports governing bodies to bar Russia until “culture change” is achieved. “WADA: doping scheme across 30 sports mean there can no longer be presumption of innocence. “WADA calls on sport movements to deny Russian athletes participation at international competitions including Rio until ‘culture change’ is achieved,” WADA spokesman Ben Nichols tweeted. It comes just a fortnight before the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics, games that Russian athletic competitors are already banned from, based on earlier decisions by the IAAF. The McLaren probe “reveals most deliberate and disturbing abuse of power ever seen in sport,” WADA said through a Nichols tweet, calling the scheme “totally unacceptable.”

Source: Manila Bulletin July 18, 2016 15:22 UTC