The McLaren Report Part 2 Will Come Out On Friday (Dec 9) - What To Expect?

When in power, preference opt wrote:

Anti-Russia propaganda again wrote:

Blah Blah Blah.

Still completely a biassed investigation with a pre-determined conclusion.

Example.

A lawyer as McLaren should know this is thus hearsay and inadmissible. It's hardly necessary to his case, so why include it except to show his bias?

Here is what they admit (McLaren): No interviewed witness ever observed the removal of the bottle caps, which the IP in its 1st Report established, did occur.

So it "established" this though no-one observed it? I agree Patsev (Пацев), more likely simply that WADA controller frauded it.

Not much more needs being said, for this trial of insinuation.

According to sports lawyer Artem Patseva , however, McLaren and WADA have violated the fundamental rights of athletes , when opening bottles without their presence: "Immediately the question arises: why athletes are not invited to the opening of the B sample - it is a gross violation of fundamental rights of the athlete, both based on natural justice and the WADA Code. To be honest, I do not know who that was opening there, and why not invite athletes, for what purpose. "

The second part of the report McLaren absolutely empty and unsubstantiated - Kurashov

"I can not comment on this. How can we talk about a subject that is absolutely empty, unproven report, no resolution, no formulated solutions. I cannot even respond to it, even have nothing to say here on an empty there can be no reaction....." - Kurashov said by telephone.

"We are fully confident in our athletes, and we will not give offense to our athletes. We have a very tough work was done and carried out in this direction .We will fight, if there be some discreditation or some illegal manipulation of our athletes..." - Added head FFR.

Rechecking of samples of athletes should be carried out in the presence of the Russian side - MRS (Skating President Kratsov)

Mamiashvili: WADA's mania is trying to prove concealment of doping in Russia at state level

"Nothing surprises me. I came from the practices with which he (McLaren) faced. No one will be with us in the tolerance, the legitimacy to play as long as we do not become self-sufficient, and yet we do not have the ability to (answer) to those in more false attacks. at the same time. I do not exclude that this infection (doping) has touched us. Perhaps somewhat more than some other countries. But, unfortunately, I can not part with the conviction that (report) to the sport do not have the nothing, "- said Mamiashvili phone.

"We opened at the level of the head of state came to a brutal struggle against this evil (doping) , until the criminal sentence. Reviewed all structural positions created (Anti-Doping) commission. We carrot and stick work. And instead of being our allies in the open brutal combat, we have even more trying to convince poor progress manic attempt to prove something does not exist, that it is a state program, -. he continued -.. we are fighting against this evil I am convinced that the result is not far off, we reach goals, no matter what. "

The IAAF agrees with Prof. McLaren that it is time that this manipulation stops and with this aim has been working in close cooperation with Prof. McLaren's team and WADA and continues to do so. Based on the individual athletes that Prof. McLaren’s team have shared with us, over half (53%) of the elite athletes have already been sanctioned or are currently undergoing disciplinary proceedings. We will follow up on the rest as soon as the evidence from the IP's investigation is made available to us via WADA.

IAAF President Sebastian Coe commented: “The IAAF has been at the forefront of anti-doping since 1928 when we were the first international federation to prohibit doping in sport. We will continue to test intelligently, retest smartly, work collaboratively and seek swift justice. The independent Athletics Integrity Unit launching in April 2017 will give us, and clean athletes the world over, the strongest platform possible to deliver this.”

Russia’s status as a global whipping boy is confirmed; those who once praised the country now slam it. We learned nothing new from the second McLaren report, only that sports is as corrupt as ever. The irony is apparently lost on those who are perfect.

Of course, WADA today claims Russia is only the beginning. And we wish to believe it will be so. We want to believe in many things this December, Santa Claus, and his elves being among them. Yet the gnawing feeling of doubt over the motivation behind the report grows.

We know that doping is a global poison. We have known this for many years, and it is not limited to Russia, UK, USA, China or Eastern Europe. It’s not even confined to the Nike Oregon Project which was so brutally exposed by whistleblower Steve Magness in 2015. Doping is not limited to Jamaica with its wonderful athletes and non-existent anti-doping system, as presented by whistleblower Renee Anne Shirley. Go to any gym and you can source dangerous banned substances. It is a damning fact that we will use deadly substances to look, perform or feel better.

Now look at the origin of this sad story concerning Russia. A husband and wife team who were not refunded their hush money in full, they sell their story to the highest bidder. The highest bidder who genuinely has exposed drug cheats and corruption not alone in Russia, but in their homeland. Yet now these 'whistleblowers' turn on that bidder in search of more money. They didn’t blow the whistle to stem the tide of athletes self-harming, they did it for money. Their motivation was and is clear.

Whistleblower #2, Grigori Rodchenkov, whose criminal enterprise was laid bare, escaped to the US and sold his story. Leaving behind his accomplices to take the fall, the bad doctor gave chapter and verse on how Russia did doping better than anyone else. Of course, it made little impact in 2012 when Russia finished a distant 4th in the final medals table behind the USA, China and Great Britain.

From the report we see that the World Athletics Championships in Moscow in 2013 are tainted by dastardly Russian doping. Yet Russia picked up eight fewer medals than the USA and only five more than Kenya. As with 2012, Russia will lose medals from these Championships with re-testing. However, in 2016 the McLaren Report Part 1 stemmed the tide of Russian medal grabbing. There would be honesty and fair play for all. No more doping allowed, anywhere!

In Rio, it all changed at the top of the medals table. The USA led the way with 121 medals, and Great Britain moved up into 2nd with China tumbling to 3rd. And 4th place again was… you guessed it, Russia! So the top three remained in place while Russia continued to be a successful also ran. This without all but two athletes and swimmers. It was justice and a show of strength for clean sport. Or was it?

No. It was a lie. We’ve already seen how thousands of athletes went untested before the Olympics, many from high-risk sports. And during the games up to half the athletes sought for testing were not available on those days. As with the cleanest games in history in 2012, Rio showed that there was little change or attention to catching those who would harm themselves and sport. Instead, there was motivation to get rid of a serious medal contender and score political points.

Amid all the furor today, some more newsworthy items slipped out intentionally. Quintuple Olympic Gold medal winner (eight medals in all) Team GB cyclist Bradley Wiggins was absolved of his doping links, and 83 suspected sex abusers were brought to light in English football. And a free pass was given to former doper turned whistleblower Yulia Stepanova, named in the BBC’s top 100 women. Oddly, whistleblower Renee Anne Shirley, who ruined her career, was left off the list.

Russia does have issues with doping. Deputy Prime Minister Mutko and President Putin both acknowledged this and pledged to fight it. However, as the USA well knows, declaring war on a word has little effect. In this vein, Russia can go one better by growing the already active child and youth information projects. To continue telling children, parents and coaches that taking part in sport is an end in itself. That if you have to dope to compete at the highest level, it is no longer a sport but business. Unless we embrace sport as a means to bringing people together, we are lost.

Russia is the global whipping boy and can only emphasize the parting words of McLaren. We need to work together to correct what is wrong. Not just in sports.