In a hard stand against use of banned substances, the World Anit-Doping Agency (WADA) recommended that the IOC ban all Russian athletes from taking part in the Rio Olympics.
Reuters
WADA was responding to a damning independent report produced by Canadian law professor Richard McLaren and published on Monday that revealed evidence of widespread state-sponsored doping by Russian athletes at the Winter Olympics at Sochi in 2014.
AFP
According to the report, Russia's sports ministry had overseen the manipulation of athletes’ analytical results for years before Sochi.
WADA is responsible for cracking down on any sort of doping, especially during major competitions.
AFP
Should the IOC act on this proposal, it would be damaging to Russia and a blot on the Games which are set to begin on August 5.