Russians sabotaged London Olympics report finds

Anti-doping body says corruption findings 'of serious concern to clean athletes'

Athlete Rob Heffernan. Pic courtesy RTE.ie

Russia could be banned from next year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

A probe has found that Russia "sabotaged" the London 2012 Games by running a state-sponsored doping programme.

The report from the World Anti-Doping Agency reveals full-scale corruption and "direct intimidation and interference by the Russian state".

In a statement the World Anti-Doping Agency said that the findings will be "of serious concern and disappointment to clean athletes and sports fans".

The report ...