Russian Olympic Committee 'Has Served Its Sanction' - IOC President Bach
The Russian Olympic Committee has already been punished for the alleged state-run doping program in the country, President of International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach said on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said that Russia had not provided data from the Moscow anti-doping laboratory by December 31, which was set as a deadline.
"In PyeongChang, we sanctioned the systematic manipulation of the anti-doping system in Russia during the Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014. The IOC sanctioned those entities involved, proportional to their levels of responsibility .
.. With its suspension from the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, the Russian Olympic Committee has served its sanction," Bach said, as quoted in a statement.
The Russian anti-doping system is being reformed amid the scandal over the alleged state-run doping program in the country, which resulted in a number of sanctions against Russian officials and athletes. Russian officials have refuted the allegations of the state-run doping program, while admitting that Russian sports had some issues with doping abuse.