IOC to test samples of all Russian athletes from London 2012 Olympic Games

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will test all samples of all Russian athletes who took part in the 2012 London Olympics.

Published on: Dec 9, 2016, 23:36:16 IST

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will test all samples of all Russian athletes who took part in the 2012 London Olympics following a report that showed more than 1,000 Russian competitors were involved in an institutional conspiracy to conceal positive drug tests, it said on Friday.

IOC will retest all samples from Russian athletes from London 2012 Olympic Games. (AP)

“Following Professor (Richard) McLaren’s findings, I have also today extended the mandate of the disciplinary commission to test all samples of all Russian athletes having participated in the Olympic Games London 2012,” IOC President Thomas Bach told reporters.

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