iNADO calls for Ban of the Russian Delegations from the Rio Olympics and Paralympics

As a consequence of the damning findings of the Report into State-sponsored interference in Anti-Dopingreleased Monday by Professor Richard McLaren, the Russian Delegation should be prohibited fromparticipating at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janerio.

The Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO) issued that statement in response to therelease Monday of Professor Richard McLaren’s Report into Russian Government tampering with antidopingefforts in Russia. The McLaren Report was a disappointing and shocking glimpse into a massiveconspiracy against the clean athletes of the world. In making that statement, iNADO supports theposition taken by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

"Clean athletes of the world have been betrayed and deserve much better." iNADO Chair DougMacQuarrie said. "iNADO is calling on the IOC and the IPC to respond in an unequivocal manner bybanning the Russian Delegations from the Olympic and Paralympic Games."

The McLaren Report so far indicates that virtually the entire Russia sport system was subject to thestate-sponsored doping programme, and corruption of anti-doping measures. Examination of additionalinformation by Professor McLaren and his team can only demonstrate that this programme was evenlarger than now understood. Already we know that hundreds of positive test results were suppressedor manipulated. Until each and every one of those results is properly investigated, and anti-doping ruleviolation prosecutions brought against those individuals, no one can rightly presume that any Russianathlete is clean. That is the corrosive and tragic legacy of the system the McLaren Report reveals.

At the same time, iNADO supports the principle that Russian athletes who can demonstrate they havebeen free from this corrupt state practice should be able to participate in the Games under a neutralflag. Therefore, in all sports, only individual Russian athletes who meet the strict criteria developed bythe International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), or to be proposed by WADA, should beconsidered for participation.

iNADO also supports reinforced efforts led by WADA to rehabilitate the Russian Anti-Doping Agency(RUSADA). Until there is a credible national anti-doping organisation functioning in Russia, there is nopossibility of trust that Russian Olympic and Paralympic athletes can compete cleanly.iNADO is the international member association of NADOs. NADOs have the sole and unequivocalmandate to protect clean athletes, without conflicting responsibilities such as promoting sport. iNADO’s59 Members represent all Olympic Regions and conduct the majority of anti-doping work world-wideeach year.

For further information, contact: Joseph de Pencier, CEO, +49 (0)175 829 6704, jdep@inado.org

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