saying WADA had no intention of harming their friendship

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The decision comes in part because there was not enough time to implement changes in light of WADAs July 18 McLaren report that detailed Russias transgressions.In an interview with Pro Publica that was posted on Thursday, former WADA investigator Jack Robertson says that the timing was no accident.WADA handed the IOC that excuse by sitting on the allegations for close to a year, Robertson said. We knew since last August and WADA waited until May to name an independent commission to investigate all Russian sport and the lab. In November, after the first investigation press conference, [Olympic cross-country ski champion and chair of the WADA athletes committee] Beckie Scott demanded that WADA investigate other sports, not just athletics. [WADA president Craig] Reedie said hed take it under advisement, and he blew her off. WADA waited until the 11th hour, only once it was exposed to the public by 60 Minutes and the New York Times, and so the IOC could say there wasnt enough time.WADA issued a statement this week saying that it did not have evidence to launch a commission until after the Times and 60 Minutes stories. Robertson disputes this.How investigations work is that you receive allegations and then you investigate and search for evidence, he told Pro Publica. You dont wait for evidence to magically show up on its own, or in the media. But the truth of the matter is, we did have evidence, because [former head of the Russian anti-doping lab Grigory] Rodchenkov confessed to sample switching in the Moscow laboratory to cover up positive tests of their athletes, to the WADA science director. He promptly made that known to me, and I had him put these admissions into a written statement, for the purpose of the first independent commission. So the independent commisssion was aware of this during the course of the investigation.ddddddddddddobertson claims that Reedie was more interested in protecting his relationships with Russian athletic leaders than he was in investigating claims of cheating. This claim has been made in other publications over the past few months, but Robertson is now on the record.?I led this investigation, and at no time did Craig Reedie talk to me about this investigation, Robertson said. Ever. Never. Not even to get briefed on it. It is insane. Its the most important investigation in WADAs history, in Olympic history. Even after the first independent commission press conference, when [the chair of WADAs athletes committee] asked him to investigate all sports, he didnt contact me for additional information or evidence.Instead, Robertson said Reedie sent an email to the Russian sports minister saying WADA had no intention of harming their friendship. And then later he wrote a note to Sergey Bubka [a Russian former gold medalist and vice president of IAAF, which governs track and field] to warn him about another doping documentary coming out, and it said, Hope no more damage will be done. To me, these showed his mindset, more committed to preserving his friends reputations than discovering the truth.Robertson has been dealing with throat cancer. WADA said earlier this year that he retired.Let me just say something, I wont go into details about my dismissal; I think it was unfair, but what Im saying here has nothing to do with that, Robertson told Pro Publica. But let me say: I did not retire.?With the Olympics set to begin, many Russian athletes will be allowed to compete. Robertson doesnt believe they are all clean.For Craig Reedie to say he assumes that a large percentage of Russian athletes who will be in Rio are clean, hes talking out of his rear end, Robertson said. The whole ruse of clean Russian athletes is a farce. The investigation showed that to be on the national team, at least for athletics (track and field), you were required to dope. ' ' '