He also said he had created a special cocktail for Russian athletes that mixed banned drugs and hard liquor. A two-month inquiry into allegations of Russian doping commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, or WADA, confirmed Dr. Rodchenkov’s claims. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe International Olympic Committee in the end rejected a blanket ban, reversing the presumption of innocence for Russian athletes and considering all of them tainted unless individuals proved to have a rigorous history of drug testing. More than 100 Russian athletes, nearly one-third of the squad, were ultimately barred from competing in Rio. Russia appealed the decision to ban it from the Paralympic Games to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland, but the court this week upheld the ban, setting off a wave of fury from Russian athletes and officials.

Source: International New York Times August 25, 2016 18:22 UTC