WADA - Richard H. McLaren independent person WADA investigation of Sochi allegations - Report #1

The independent person report : Richard H. McLaren independent person WADA investigation of Sochi allegations / Richard H. McLaren. - Montréal : World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), 2016

Key Findings:

1. The Moscow Laboratory operated, for the protection of doped Russian athletes, within a State-dictated failsafe system, described in the report as the Disappearing Positive Methodology.

2. The Sochi Laboratory operated a unique sample swapping methodology to enable doped Russian athletes to compete at the Games.

3. The Ministry of Sport directed, controlled and oversaw the manipulation of athlete’s analytical results or sample swapping, with the active participation and assistance of the FSB, CSP, and both Moscow and Sochi Laboratories.


Content:

Chapter 1: Executive Summary of this Report

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Creation and Terms of Reference of the Independent Investigation into Sochi and Other Allegations
1.4 Witnesses
1.5 Findings of IC and Relationship to IP Investigation
1.6 Overall Outcomes of the Independent Investigation

Chapter 2: The IP Investigation Method

2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Investigation Process
2.3 The Investigation Procedure
2.4 The IAAF Taskforce
2.5 The Mandate

Chapter 3: The Moscow Laboratory & the Disappearing Positives

3.1 The IC Findings on the Moscow Laboratory
3.2 The Disappearing Positive Methodology
3.3 Events of Autumn 2014 and the 37 Samples
3.4 Forensic Testing of the 37 Samples
3.5 The “Cocktail”

Chapter 4: The Command Structure

4.1 The Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation
4.2 The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB)

Chapter 5: The Sochi Laboratory Sample Swapping

Methodology
5.3 The Mechanics of Sample Swapping
5.4 Results of the Sochi Investigation

Chapter 6: Other Sporting Events

6.1 Introduction
6.2 London 2012 Olympic Games
6.3 World University Games, Kazan 2013
6.4 2013 Moscow IAAF World Championships (“Moscow Championships”)

Chapter 7: Summary of Findings

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Date
18 July 2016
People
McLaren, Richard H.
Original Source
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
Country
Russian Federation
Language
English
ADRV
Adverse Analytical Finding / presence
Complicity
Evasion
Tampering / attempted tampering
Use / attempted use
Legal Terms
Affidavit
Circumstantial evidence
Corruption
Digital evidence / information
International Standard for Laboratories (ISL)
Other organisations
Center of Sports Preparation of National Teams of Russia (CSP)
Government of the Russian Federation
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Russian Federal Security Service (FSB)
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
Паралимпийский Комитет России (ПКР) - Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC)
Российское антидопинговое агентство (РУСАДА) - Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA)
Laboratories
Lausanne, Switzerland: Laboratoire Suisse d’Analyse du Dopage
London, United Kingdom: Drug Control Centre
Moscow, Russia: Antidoping Centre Moscow [*]
[Satellite laboratory] Sochi (RUS)
Analytical aspects
B sample analysis
DNA analysis
Pretesting
Reanalysis
Satellite Laboratory
Testing results set aside
Doping classes
M2. Chemical And Physical Manipulation
S1. Anabolic Agents
S2. Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors
S4. Hormone And Metabolic Modulators
S6. Stimulants
S8. Cannabinoids
Substances
1-Testosterone (17β-hydroxy-5α-androst-1-en-3-one)
3α-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one (androsterone)
4-Methylhexan-2-amine (methylhexaneamine, 1,3-dimethylamylamine, 1,3 DMAA)
Boldenone
Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (4-chloro-17β-hydroxy-17α-methylandrosta-1,4-dien-3-one)
Drostanolone
Erythropoietin (EPO)
GW1516
JWH018
Methasterone (17β-hydroxy-2α,17α-dimethyl-5α-androstan-3-one)
Methyltestosterone
Nandrolone (19-nortestosterone)
Oxandrolone
Prasterone (dehydroepiandrosterone, DHEA, 3β-hydroxyandrost-5-en-17-one)
T/E ratio (testosterone / epitestosterone)
Testosterone
Various
ADAMS
Anti-Doping investigation
Athlete Biological Passport (ABP)
Athlete support personnel
Disappearing positive methodology
Doping control
Doping culture
Falsification / fraud
McLaren reports
Sample collection procedure
Sports officials
Tip-off / whistleblower
Washout schedule
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