The investigation into doping allegations from the Sochi Olympics will be overseen by a professor of law at Western University.
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“My absolutely clear impression is that our “sworn friends” want to completely compromise Russian sport and show the whole world that allegedly all achievements by Russian athletes are based on doping”, Markin said.
The decision to investigate these allegations was made earlier this week after shocking details emerged in the USA media of state-sponsored doping before and during the Sochi Games.
Officials in Moscow have said they feel Russian sport is being unfairly singled out to punish Russia for its stand offs with the West over conflicts in Ukraine and Syria.
His concerns about the forthcoming Rio competition come on the back of an announcement earlier this month that up to 31 athletes from six sports could be banned for 2016, after athletes’ samples from 2008 are being retested.
WADA suspended Russian Federation from taking part in athletic events after an investigation revealed a large-scale, state-sponsored doping programme.
Rodchenkov said he and a team of colleagues secretly removed urine samples from the doping lab via a hole cut into a wall, and switched them with clean samples.
Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has backed an inquiry into allegations that of a Russian-run doping scheme at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi emerged last week.
Vladimir Putin welcomed an investigation into Russian doping on Friday and said the country is ready to offer full assistance to the World Anti-Doping Agency.
The world athletics organization, the IAAF, meets on June 17 to discuss the participation of Russian track-and-field athletes in Rio.
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The IOC said it will begin re-testing athletes that will take part in the upcoming Olympic Games to prevent drug cheating. “It’s individual decisions of a personal coach, a head coach or an athlete”.
