The investigation into doping allegations from the Sochi Olympics will be overseen by a professor of law at Western University.
World Anti-Doping Agency president Sir Craig Reedie has tapped Richard McLaren as an independent investigator on the team that will look into the allegations, which were published by the New York Times and 60 Minutes. McLaren was one the three people that made up WADA's Independant Commission, which exposed widespread use of performance enhancing drugs by members of the All-Russia Athletic Federation.
The Times claimed dozens of Russian athletes, including 15 medallists, were doping before and during the Games.
“WADA is grateful to Richard McLaren who has, once again, agreed to join a WADA Investigation Team,” says Sir Craig Reedie. "I felt that it was in the best interest of clean athletes that we obtain the evidence as quickly as possible. Given the sentiments expressed by many of a perceived conflict of interest, we did what’s necessary to follow through on our commitment to get to the bottom of these allegations; while, seeing that impartiality and transparency prevail.”
McLaren has a long history in international sports law. He is a long-time member of the Court of Arbitration for Sport. He has also served as a member of the ad hoc Divisions of CAS at the Winter Olympic Games in Nagano and Turin as well as the Summer Games in Sydney, Athens, and Beijing
