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#WADA


ICRpt 1 The IC has recommended that WADA withdraw its accreditation of the Moscow laboratory as soon as possible and that its Director be permanently removed from his position. The Moscow laboratory is unable to act independently.

Icrpt1p13 The IC finds that Dir. Rodchenkov's statements regarding the destruction of the samples are not credible. They purport to explain the destruction of a large number of potentially important samples on the basis of an alleged inconsistent understanding of the clear instructions received and acknowledged by Rodchenkov.

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ICrpt2p7 Dr. Rodchenkov's public statements triggered the creation of the IP investigation.He cooperated with the investigation, agreeing to multiple interviews and providing thousands of documents electronically or in hard copy

 

Critique

Rodchenkov's mental state prior to attending a psychiatric hospital, the types of treatment he may have received and any medical evidence of e.g. side effects of any treatment have not been oublished, just opinions by family members.

 

Rick Sterling http://theduran.com/heres-russian-athletes-unfairly-banned-olympics While it is possible that Rodchenkov was indeed telling the truth when answering McLaren's questions, it is also possible that he was lying or misleading to redirect responsibility away from himself.  Rodchenkov has a strong interest in portraying himself as 'just following orders'.  The report says there is extensive documentation that corroborate Rodchenkov's claims, but these 'documents' have never been shown to the public, so believing or not believing Rodchenkov is a matter of faith. The report concludes that Rodchenkov is credible and truthful with little demonstrated proof.  In contrast, the November 2015 Independent Commission report concluded that Dr. Rodchenkov was not credible. The fact that Rodchenkov knew techniques of manipulating test results is not evidence of 'state controlled doping program' especially since he was the main culprit. The information spread in previous reports on Russian doping that Rodchenkov was involved in extorting money from athletes, this information suggests opportunism on his part rather than integrity. The former director of Moscow Laboratory has admitted his involvement in urine sample swapping, design of a steroid cocktail not easily traced, and more. He was instrumental in helping some athletes cheat the system. He is also the person with most motivation to implicate others, even if unjustly.  His testimony obviously needs careful scrutiny and cross-checking.

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