DANANG (VIETNAM) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said Sunday he wants governments to do more to combat drugs in sport following the Russian doping scandal that rocked the buildup to the Rio Olympics. "This has had to happen together with WADA because WADA, in the fight against doping, is the platform," Bach told the Olympic Council of Asia General Assembly. "We think the whole anti-doping system should be independent from sports organisations with regard to testing and sanctioning," Bach said. In these discussions, it has become more obvious that we have to look at the WADA system. "We decided that the IOC will ask for a full review of the WADA anti-doping system in order to make it more robust, more efficient, more transparent and more harmonious."

Source: Bangkok Post September 25, 2016 11:37 UTC