The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is due to decide next week whether Russia can take part in Pyeongchang and iNADO chief executive Joseph de Pencier said that its decision would be critical to anti-doping efforts. A World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report by Canadian law profession Richard McLaren published last year found evidence of widespread, systematic doping across Russian sport. "They create doubts about clean sport and the willingness of the anti-doping community to make sure the job is done, and the commitment of sport as a whole to clean competition and clean athletes. "If that happens, my members are going to be dealing with their governments, their press and their public asking how they can believe in clean sport." "Any multi-national sporting competition can carry on without a particular country being there, why couldn't the World Cup in Russia?

Source: Economic Times November 30, 2017 09:00 UTC