Doping investigator Richard McLaren's final report on state-backed cheating in Russia is several months from completion, casting fresh doubt on the nation's hosting of winter sports this season. It led to a chaotic legal process for Russian athletes to be blocked or approved for competition at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. McLaren never set a deadline for his final report, though many expected progress before the winter sports season starts to peak in November. Though his final report is "at least several months away," McLaren's could send evidence within weeks to sports governing bodies if it suggests doping by individuals. McLaren delivered a damning 103-page document which detailed a plot to swap out Russian athletes' doping-tainted urine samples from 2011 through 2015.

Source: CBC News September 16, 2016 14:26 UTC