@caseyedwards Yeah, but it's still saying Russia wouldn't be banned and Russia will likely be allowed to compete. Please read articles before posting.
And for those that say there's no evidence. There is no evidence that the doping program affected athletes in every sport - it appears it was only in some sports, and limited evidence that it was state sponsored. And those that are trying to say Rodchenkov isn't telling the truth - yes, he may be lying about who's responsible, but he was certainly helping athletes dope. This includes athletes, including Bobrova, saying they were given medicines that they couldn't identify by members of the Russian anti-doping agency that were supposed to speed their recovery. These drugs were apparently given to top athletes in Russia.
Russia itself even admits that samples were destroyed and doping took place - they just blame Rodchenkov instead of themselves. Which, to be fair, watching
Icarus I have no problem believing that Rodchenkov did it himself because of the ego he showed, but I don't think that he could've carried out the wide-reaching program we saw. Not only that, but some of the evidence that has been found and released is pretty convincing - no smoking gun, and certainly room for doubt, but certainly food for thought.
Samples have also found that a very large number of Russian athletes in certain sports (Speed Skating, Biathalon, Cross Country Skiing, Track & Field) were doping, as testing of older samples have come up positive. Some urine sample bottles have shown tampering (not all flagged for possible tampering, but some of them).
Either way, there was widespread doping (state-sponsored or not) in certain Russian sports. Even if you disagree that this was state sponsored, and agree with the Russian government that this was all Rodchenkov's doing (with the help of the training staff administering the medications), shouldn't you agree that those specific sports with lots of evidence against them should be banned for these Olympics?