WADA hit back at criticism from IOC over timing of report into Russian doping
The World Anti-Doping Agency has hit back at criticism from International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach about the timing of its McLaren Report into Russian state-orchestrated doping.
Bach insisted the IOC could not be held responsible for the timing of the McLaren Report and the subsequent scramble to assess the eligibility of Russian athletes to compete at the Rio Olympics, which start on Friday, and suggested WADA could have acted sooner on evidence provided by Russian whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova.
