Russia ran a state-sponsored doping program at the Olympics, report confirms

A new report released today confirms allegations that Russia operated a state-sponsored doping program during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and beyond. The World Anti-Doping Agency commissioned the independent investigation after Grigory Rodchenkov, former head of Russia's anti-doping laboratory, told The New York Times earlier this year that he had covered-up the doping of dozens of Russian Olympic athletes during the 2014 winter games and did so at the direction of Russian officials. While it's too early to know for certain what will come of the report, it may lead to Russia being the first country banned from the Olympics for doping.

The two-month investigation, conducted by Richard McLaren, a Canadian law professor and sports...