Bach had questioned the urgency with which anti-doping officials pursued suspicions of widespread cheating among Russian athletes. Former U.S. hockey player Angela Ruggiero, who serves as chief strategy officer for the LA 2024 bid committee, was elected as the new chair of the IOC athletes' commission. IOC, WADA at oddsRelations between the IOC and the World Anti-Doping Agency appear to have chilled in the days leading up to the Games. “It is an important time within the Olympic movement and our [athletes'] commission has a great responsibility," Ruggiero said in a statement. On Monday, WADA officials cancelled a news conference scheduled for later this week in Rio and issued a rebuttal to comments made by IOC President Thomas Bach.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 01, 2016 23:42 UTC