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[caption id="attachment_30546" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Over 1000 Russian athletes benefited from doping scandal, says Richard McLaren. Image Source: twitter[/caption] Internet Desk: Lawyer Richard McLaren unveiled the second part of the report on doping in Russian sports. Independent investigation of the World Anti-Doping Agency has shown that with the use of performance-enhancing drugs, or concealment of positive samples are linked over a thousand Russian athletes in 30 sports. According to the document, features samples of substitution found in 12 Russian athletes who won medals at the Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014. Including two athletes won four gold. The first part was published on July 18. It said that the Ministry of Sports of Russia guided substitute urine samples during the Games in Sochi, with the participation of the FSB, the employee who changes the samples through a hole in the wall. The report was followed by an appeal WADA to suspend all Russian athletes to participate in the Games in Rio, which was followed by the International Athletics Federation. In addition, the IOC recommended to refuse to hold international competitions in winter sports in Russia. The Kremlin has said that after the publication of the second part will study in detail the report of the independent commission WADA. Earlier, a spokesman for the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov noted that the Russian authorities will continue to protect the athletes from Russia, not related to the use of banned substances, as well as to conduct a consistent struggle against doping.