"This letter calls upon the IOC to instigate a wholesale ban of the Russian Olympic Committee team in Rio 2016. "Again, all of this is based on the findings of the McLaren Report which is meant to have been independent and confidential. "Such interference and calls ahead of the McLaren Report publication are totally against internationally recognised fair legal process and may have completely undermined the integrity and therefore the credibility of this important report." But Olympic chiefs from Croatia and Greece, and global swimming governing body FINA also said calls for a Russian ban were premature. Hickey said the McLaren report was meant to remain confidential until its publication, but that the e-mail and letter showed that "both the independence and the confidentiality of the report have been compromised".

Source: Bangkok Post July 17, 2016 18:45 UTC