russian sports officials deny the allegations but did richard mclaren consider to get their side of the story i'd made a decision that for fifty seven days to do my work i didn't have the time and they didn't seem to have the interest so i didn't do that that came after the first part of the report issued in july twenty sixth. the second came six months later so the investigative team did eventually meet with some russian officials but not by. the sports minister at the time of the alleged undercover doping scheme. quick. the central allegation of mclaren's report is that positive year in samples were systematically swapped for clean ones on top of that it describes how so. nest cafe granny was added to clean sample to make the match dirty ones and trick the trash that. that information came courtesy of. another question this raises how do you swap the samples of a high security which is swiss manufacturer guarantees can't be tampered with richard mclaren doesn't have an answer on how the russians did it he just says it can be done and that's enough have seen it i've seen it done in i'v

criteria however the major sticking point in the road map of compliance has been the report by richard mclaren the stage of russia around a state sponsored doping scheme liskov russia to acknowledge its complicity in doping osa denies such a program ever existed but it has admitted that there was widespread doping and that there were issues with its anti doping system here's a look at the allegations. the damning mclaren reports on alleged state sponsored doping in russia has led to many athletes being stripped of their meadows and others prevented from taking part in major events including the elim pics however a few things in the report just don't add up before we break them down it's worth noting that the international olympic committee itself was not satisfied with the evidence in a letter to rich mclaren the i.o.c. ostrom more conclusive proof the document was covered with the phrase how to demonstrate that almost every athlete's name moreover was admitted by water but in many cases the evidence provided may not be sufficient to bring successful cases dr richard mclaren's findings were is

the international olympic committee itself was not satisfied with the evidence in a letter to richard mclaren the i.o.c. ostrom more conclusive proof the document was covered with the phrase how to demonstrate almost every athlete's name moreover it was admitted by wada but in many cases the evidence provided may not be sufficient to bring successful cases dr richard mclaren's findings were issued into pogs they claim that over one thousand russian athletes were involved in a state sponsored doping program let's meet the reports star witness. the former head of a moscow anti doping lab he's facing charges over destroying test samples. and the e-mails presented as proof of state involvement come from his own computer russian sports officials deny the allegations but did richard mclaren consider to get their side of the story i'd made a decision that for fifty seven days to do my work i didn't have the time and they didn't seem to have the interest so i didn't do that that came after the first part of the report issued in july twenty sixth. the second came six months later so the investigative

just before the twenty sixteen rio olympics what investigator richard mclaren revealed russia had adopteda state sponsored doping program in the lead up to the sochi games he concluded more than one thousand russian athletes across thirty sports benefited from the program very quickly we learned that there was a lot more going on than just what would it socially and once we learned that and it was early days in the investigation yes we were more than surprised her astonished at the potential scope of what was going on at this year's winter olympics in south korea russian athletes were only allowed to compete under a neutral flag now russia's anti-doping agency has been reinstated by water after an investigation led by its compliance committee deemed it to have fulfilled the conditions placed upon it a summit between north and south korea has ended on a high with both leaders pledging to work together. this is a thing the peak of a sacred cult kaino in north korea was perhaps a fitting closure to this historic summit the north korean leader kim jong un and south korean president mungy in w

just before the twenty sixteen rio olympics water investigates a richard mclaren revealed russia had adopted a state sponsored doping program in the lead up to the such the games he concluded more than one thousand russian athletes across thirty sports benefited from the program. very quickly we learned that there was a lot more going on than just what we're going to get so she once we learned and it was early days in the investigation yes we were more than surprised. at the potential scope of what was going on. but water has now backed down from its demands for russia to accept the mclaren report in order for the ban on its tree to be lifted and restart it has agreed to hand over its samples and historical data for further investigation by the end of the year with that key condition met the executive committee of water has chosen to place its trust in her saga but it may be a decision that puts the agency's reputation at stake. you are watching t w news we have more for you at the top of the hour i mean richard will be with you then thanks for watching. the people of the world over

just before the two thousand and sixteen rio olympics water investigator richard mclaren revealed russia had adopted a state sponsored doping program in the lead up to the sochi games he concluded more than one thousand russian athletes across thirty sports benefited from the program very quickly we learned that there was a lot more going on than just what went on it so she and once we learned that and it was early days in the investigation that yes we were more than surprised or astonished at the potential scope of what was going. to have the ban on its testing the board theory lifted russia still needed to fulfill two conditions the first to accept the finding of mclaren's report the second to release historical data and samples to water for further investigation with all but the last condition fulfilled the executive committee of wada has chosen to place trust in rosado once again but in the process they may have tarnished their own credibility. we're joining me tonight is the german journalist who first broke the story about russian doping it was hot usable to report on russian athle

mosque a lab russia agreed to comply the main sticking points had been the reports by canadian dr richard mclaren which led to russian alleged russian run a state sponsored doping scheme the list called for it to acknowledge complicity and doping denies such a program every existed but in a letter to water russia's sports minister admitted that there were issues within the country's anti doping agency the reinstatement has not been welcomed by everyone and as a sports correspondent. explains. it's definitely been a very difficult decision for water and even in that statement the knowledge that the decision would be unpopular and would be met with a lot of criticism the u.s. anti-doping agency chief. he went as far as saying that water needs to be completely reformed after that decision it's a blow to clean sport and in fact for the past week or so the criticism coming towards was way you know everywhere on social media in the in the articles on television. not only that the number of anti-doping agencies in the world including the u.k. the united states new zealand australia poland canada they we

however the major sticking point in the road map of compliance has always been the report by richard mclaren stating that russia ran a state sponsored they ping skein the list has called for russia to acknowledge its complicity in doping russia they deny such a program ever existed but has admitted there was widespread doping and there were issues with its anti doping system so here's a look back at the allegations a damning mclaren report on alleged state sponsored doping in russia has led to many athletes being stripped of their medals not to take this u. turn there is a what a vote taking place on the twenty fifth september which is critical to the future of clean sport get behind hash tag no u.-turn order thank you do not uter on the russian brain do not fail all athletes across the world protect clean sport i think they want to make sure this tach of the last three years sticks and you know the words you know. no russian will be allowed back into sport they want to make sure that every time any commentator on any radio or t.v. station anywhere in the world mentions a russian athlete the

the samples of a high security which is swiss manufacturer guarantees can't be tampered with richard mclaren doesn't have an answer on how the russians did it he just says it can be done and that's a not seen. i've seen it done and i've inspected it and it can be done it can be reinserted we don't know how the russians did it but we know that it can be done but despite all the questions and doubts over mclaren's evidence russian athletes are being punished on and on president and sky i have that we will be able to see some evidence for what they are being punished and it is not that there are some marks on the bottles because then i would be terribly afraid of giving samples. meanwhile the international authorities as well as athletes have lashed out over the possibility of being reinstated even get a catastrophe earlier my colleague neil harvey discuss the details with artie's or correspondent alexia. i suppose anybody's guess at this stage what's your opinion how do you think it's going to play out it's not set in stone obviously because the opposition has been very vocal and it's been a l

some agreement on that however the main sticking point has been the report by the canadian dr richard mclaren a few years back which in the united kingdom so everybody's talking insults but we still have well no sign of a deal when it comes to break that no sign of a deal when it comes to migration with viktor orbán and hungry sensually standing outside of the main body of the european union on how to police the external frontiers so just recap and if futurist alert you will go to mobile devices from our or from our website the red brake intake of there the world anti doping agency the organization in charge of stamping out drugs in sport has reinstated russia as a member we can report according to our sources we're going to try and get a total clarification on that but look for much is that way that decision hasn't come without pressure from international athletics though after legations a state sponsored doping of has been well publicized while there says russia has met a roadmap for admission stay across that as a say if you download or any details any updates on the stories that know your

agreement to do it was enough however the main sticking point had been the report by canadian dr richard mclaren which alleged russia run a state sponsored doping scheme not the list call for russia to acknowledge its complicity in doping moscow deny such a program ever existed but in a letter to wada russia's sports minister admitted that they're aware issues within the country of the doping agency but russia's reinstatement was widely met with the sent sports correspondent alexy go to shift ski reports it's definitely been a very difficult decision for water and even in that statement at the college that the decision would be unpopular and would be met with a lot of criticism the u.s. anti-doping agency chief. he went as far as saying that why that needs to be completely reformed after that decision it's a blow to clean sport and we have to move for reform to ensure that whether it's a new organization whether it's a change in leadership was a change in governance structure that the global watchdog truly becomes out of not one it's going to turn its back on going out and in fact for the past w

just before the two thousand and sixteen rio olympics water investigator richard mclaren revealed russia had adopted a state sponsored doping program in the lead up to the sochi games he concluded more than one thousand russian athletes across thirty sports benefited from the program very quickly we learned that there was a lot more going on than just what went on it socially and once we learned that and it was early days in the investigation yes we were more than surprised or astonished at the potential scope of what was going. to have the ban on its testing the board theory lifted russia still needed to fulfill two conditions the first to accept the finding of mclaren's report the second to release historical data and samples to water for further investigation with all but the last condition fulfilled the executive committee of wada has chosen to place trust in rosado once again but in the process they may have tarnished their own credibility. or joining me tonight is the german journalist who first broke the story about russian doping it was hot news uppal to report on russian athlete