The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published a new version of its Independent Person (IP) Report
WADA REMOVES RODCHENKOV’S JAN. 2015 LETTER FROM WADA IP REPORT
JUL 29, 2016 | ANDY BROWN | 0 COMMENTS | DOPING
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published a new version of its Independent Person (IP) Report into allegations of corruption within the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics laboratory, which omits a January 2015 letter written by Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, Director of the Sochi 2014 and Moscow anti-doping laboratories. The document now numbers 89 pages and is 695.93kb rather than the 97 pages and 2.6mb of the original. The Sports Integrity Initiative has asked WADA why it has posted an amended version, and if any other changes have been made to the document.
The January 2015 letter to Russia’s state police (FSB) and the Russian Ministry of Sport, included as an Appendix to the report, was entitled ‘Situation in Athletics’. One of the reasons the letter may have been removed is that names and contact details had been clumsily erased. Another reason the letter may have been removed could be due to the interesting claims made by Rodchenkov.
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Inconsistencies
The Sports Integrity Initiative has previously highlighted inconsistencies within the WADA IP Report and its failure to consider WADA’s own failings. It now appears to have removed an important piece of evidence from the IP Report without an explanation. The inconsistencies highlighted in the IP Report and the removal of Rodchenkov’s letter require an explanation. Unless this happens, the IOC’s resolve to make anti-doping independent from sport will strengthen.