WADA Report Live Thread

Summary of what to expect, posted yesterday:

Press conference is live on BBC and Sky News (inc. online) now.

WADA is telling IAAF that Russia should be banned.

doubtful that would happen

06:19

8 minutes ago

Besides recommending that the IAAF suspends Russia, it also recommends that WADA withdraw its accreditation of the Moscow laboratory "as soon as possible" and that Rodchenkov be permanently removed from his position." The Moscow laboratory is unable to act independently," the WADA report concludes.

agip wrote:

WADA is telling IAAF that Russia should be banned.

doubtful that would happen

Coe must have been hoping they wouldn't go that far, now he will look soft if he doesn't follow up on that.

Clerk wrote:

06:19

8 minutes ago

Besides recommending that the IAAF suspends Russia, it also recommends that WADA withdraw its accreditation of the Moscow laboratory "as soon as possible" and that Rodchenkov be permanently removed from his position." The Moscow laboratory is unable to act independently," the WADA report concludes.

I'm sure that will happen, but banning a major nation? Not likely.

They just said the journalism is true.

Looking at the report, it is only focused on Russia. No mention of Kenya, Kenyan athletes, or federation in the contents.

Race Radio ‏@TheRaceRadio 9m9 minutes ago

.@Velorooms Pound says the portion that focuses on the criminal investigation will be released before the end of the year.

Race Radio ‏@TheRaceRadio 12m12 minutes ago

The IC has withheld most of the contents of the chapter on the IAAF in order to not

compromise the continuing criminal investigation

would national ban for Russia only be for worlds/olympics or all meets?

Russia had a secret, government sponsored shadow lab

(people accuse Nike of having one of these)

the panel hopes russia will voluntarily skip Rio.

hah.

Clerk wrote:

Clerk wrote:

Summary of what to expect, posted yesterday:

[quote]...

Looking at the report, it is only focused on Russia. No mention of Kenya, Kenyan athletes, or federation in the contents.

"During the Press Conference, the Independent Commission’s Chair, Mr. Richard Pound, will present the Commission’s findings and recommendations surrounding allegations of doping in sport, as first raised during ARD’s December 2014 documentary titled ‘Top secret doping – how Russia makes its winners?’. It should be noted that, shortly after the press conference, WADA will issue a Media Release in response to the Reports’ findings and recommendations."

Focus is only on Russia

They don't accuse Nike of having one. They DO have one.

agip wrote:

Russia had a secret, government sponsored shadow lab

(people accuse Nike of having one of these)

Was about to start a thread like this.

Good live blog here too with video of the press conference:

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2015/nov/09/athletics-in-crisis-wada-publishes-report-into-doping-claims-live

they called this officially "state sponsored doping"

strong words

Clerk wrote:

Clerk wrote:

Looking at the report, it is only focused on Russia. No mention of Kenya, Kenyan athletes, or federation in the contents.

"During the Press Conference, the Independent Commission’s Chair, Mr. Richard Pound, will present the Commission’s findings and recommendations surrounding allegations of doping in sport, as first raised during ARD’s December 2014 documentary titled ‘Top secret doping – how Russia makes its winners?’. It should be noted that, shortly after the press conference, WADA will issue a Media Release in response to the Reports’ findings and recommendations."

Focus is only on Russia

Race Radio ‏@TheRaceRadio 10m10 minutes ago

IC report says "Russia is not the only country, nor athletics the only sport, facing problem of orchestrated doping in sport" Kenya is next

While Russia is implicated for destroying 1,400 samples, don't forget that Spain did the same thing with the blood bags obtained in Operation Puerto

good point made - Sochi testing was most likely fixed

Rusia won the most medals by far - 33 vs 28 for the US

Clerk wrote:

Race Radio ‏@TheRaceRadio 10m10 minutes ago

IC report says "Russia is not the only country, nor athletics the only sport, facing problem of orchestrated doping in sport" Kenya is next

"Kenya is next" is your editorializing, or in IC report?