New | IOC-Wada feud worsens on eve of Rio Olympics over Russian doping scandal
Finger pointing erupts as IOC blames WADA for failing to report scandal sooner
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) was told it needed to restore its reputation as the war of words over the timing of its response to the Russian doping scandal escalated on Tuesday.
Wada was sharply criticised by members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for not acting on information from whistleblowers of widespread doping in Russia until it became public through the media last year.
As a result, a Wada-commissioned report on the extent of the abuse was published in July, leaving the IOC to make a decision on whether Russian athletes could participate in the Rio Games just weeks before they were due to open.
The scandal has led to dozens of Russian athletes being banned from the Olympics, which begin on Friday, including essentially the entire track-and-field team.
But the IOC has come under fire for not imposing a blanket ban on Russian athletes, despite the report revealing systematic state-backed doping in the country.
