WEBVTT 00:00.468 --> 00:02.369 SPORTS. HOW THIS CONTROVERSY HAS 00:02.370 --> 00:05.071 HOW THIS CONTROVERSY HAS UNFOLDED IN RECENT YEARS. 00:05.106 --> 00:07.574 UNFOLDED IN RECENT YEARS. >> THIS IS A VERY COMPLEX STORY 00:07.575 --> 00:09.543 >> THIS IS A VERY COMPLEX STORY THAT SPANS AT LEAST SIX YEARS. 00:09.577 --> 00:10.977 THAT SPANS AT LEAST SIX YEARS. BEAR WITH ME. 00:10.978 --> 00:12.479 BEAR WITH ME. LET’S START IN 2015 WHEN AN 00:12.480 --> 00:15.248 LET’S START IN 2015 WHEN AN INVESTIGATION BY THE WORLD 00:15.249 --> 00:16.983 INVESTIGATION BY THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY DISCOVERED 00:17.017 --> 00:18.952 ANTI-DOPING AGENCY DISCOVERED RAMPANT DOPING ACTIVITY IN 00:18.986 --> 00:21.588 RAMPANT DOPING ACTIVITY IN RUSSIA AND ACCUSED THE RUSSIAN 00:21.622 --> 00:23.723 RUSSIA AND ACCUSED THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT OF FACILITATEING IT. 00:23.758 --> 00:25.392 GOVERNMENT OF FACILITATEING IT. AS A RESULT, SOME INDIVIDUAL 00:25.393 --> 00:28.595 AS A RESULT, SOME INDIVIDUAL SPORTING FEDERATIONS BANNED 00:28.596 --> 00:30.597 SPORTING FEDERATIONS BANNED RUSSIAN ATHLETES FROM COMPETING 00:30.631 --> 00:32.165 RUSSIAN ATHLETES FROM COMPETING IN THE 2016 SUMMER OLYMPICS. 00:32.200 --> 00:35.369 IN THE 2016 SUMMER OLYMPICS. PREVIOUS GOLD MEDAL WINNERS WERE 00:35.370 --> 00:38.572 PREVIOUS GOLD MEDAL WINNERS WERE SHUT OUT THAT YEAR. 00:38.573 --> 00:40.207 SHUT OUT THAT YEAR. EVEN MORE DAMNING EVIDENCE CAME 00:40.208 --> 00:41.808 EVEN MORE DAMNING EVIDENCE CAME TO LIGHT SEVERAL MONTHS LATER 00:41.843 --> 00:43.476 TO LIGHT SEVERAL MONTHS LATER SUGGESTING DOPING TOOK PLACE IN 00:43.511 --> 00:44.611 SUGGESTING DOPING TOOK PLACE IN DOZENS MORE SPORTS. 00:44.645 --> 00:47.114 DOZENS MORE SPORTS. OFFICIALS AT THE HIGHEST HE 00:47.115 --> 00:50.951 OFFICIALS AT THE HIGHEST HE FEELS -- LEVELS OF THE RUSSIAN 00:50.985 --> 00:53.720 FEELS -- LEVELS OF THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT FOR COMPLICIT IN THE 00:53.754 --> 00:54.054 GOVERNMENT FOR COMPLICIT IN THE SCHEME. 00:54.088 --> 00:55.522 SCHEME. ALL RUSSIAN ATHLETES WERE FORCED 00:55.556 --> 00:57.591 ALL RUSSIAN ATHLETES WERE FORCED TO COMPETE UNDER A NEUTRAL FLAG 00:57.625 --> 00:59.726 TO COMPETE UNDER A NEUTRAL FLAG AT THE WINTER GAMES. 00:59.760 --> 01:02.295 AT THE WINTER GAMES. THERE WAS EVEN AN OSCAR WINNING 01:02.330 --> 01:07.835 THERE WAS EVEN AN OSCAR WINNING DOCUMENTARY ABOUT IT. 01:07.836 --> 01:09.937 DOCUMENTARY ABOUT IT. >> MICK HARRIS IS ONE OF THE 01:09.938 --> 01:12.339 >> MICK HARRIS IS ONE OF THE BRITISH JOURNALISTS WHO 01:12.374 --> 01:13.574 BRITISH JOURNALISTS WHO ORIGINALLYORIGINAL 01:13.608 --> 01:14.241 ORIGINALLYORIGINAL LY BROKE THE STORY. 01:14.242 --> 01:15.843 LY BROKE THE STORY. >> LET’S GO BACK TO 2013 WHERE 01:15.877 --> 01:18.646 >> LET’S GO BACK TO 2013 WHERE MYSELF AND A COLLEAGUE HAVE BEEN 01:18.647 --> 01:19.680 MYSELF AND A COLLEAGUE HAVE BEEN RUNNING AN INVESTIGATION BASED 01:19.714 --> 01:22.449 RUNNING AN INVESTIGATION BASED ON A TIP-OFF THAT THERE WAS A 01:22.483 --> 01:24.217 ON A TIP-OFF THAT THERE WAS A MASSIVE STATE SPONSORED DOPING 01:24.252 --> 01:31.425 MASSIVE STATE SPONSORED DOPING PROGRAM UNFOLDING IN RUSSIA. 01:31.426 --> 01:37.264 PROGRAM UNFOLDING IN RUSSIA. BASICALLY DOZENS OF SPORTS WERE 01:37.299 --> 01:38.499 BASICALLY DOZENS OF SPORTS WERE AFFECTED, HUNDREDS POSSIBLY 01:38.533 --> 01:41.068 AFFECTED, HUNDREDS POSSIBLY THOUSANDS OF ATHLETES WERE BEING 01:41.102 --> 01:44.338 THOUSANDS OF ATHLETES WERE BEING PROVIDED PERFORMANCE ENHANCEING 01:44.373 --> 01:46.340 PROVIDED PERFORMANCE ENHANCEING DRUGS AND HAVING THEIR DOPING 01:46.342 --> 01:48.976 DRUGS AND HAVING THEIR DOPING COVERED UP BY THE LAB IN MOSCOW. 01:49.010 --> 01:52.379 COVERED UP BY THE LAB IN MOSCOW. >> RUSSIA’S ANTI-DOPING LAB WAS 01:52.381 --> 01:54.549 >> RUSSIA’S ANTI-DOPING LAB WAS DECLARED NONCOMPLIANT AND BANNED 01:54.583 --> 01:55.783 DECLARED NONCOMPLIANT AND BANNED FROM TESTING ATHLETES. 01:55.818 --> 01:57.285 FROM TESTING ATHLETES. IN ORDER TO BE REINSTATED THE 01:57.286 --> 01:59.987 IN ORDER TO BE REINSTATED THE LAB WAS ORDERED TO TURN OVER 01:59.989 --> 02:01.555 LAB WAS ORDERED TO TURN OVER EVIDENCE AND ESSENTIALLY COME 02:01.590 --> 02:03.090 EVIDENCE AND ESSENTIALLY COME CLEAN ABOUT THE WHOLE COVERUP. 02:03.092 --> 02:05.392 CLEAN ABOUT THE WHOLE COVERUP. THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY 02:05.394 --> 02:07.495 THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY FINALLY RECEIVED THE DATA 02:07.496 --> 02:08.863 FINALLY RECEIVED THE DATA EARLIER THIS YEAR AND IT WASN’T 02:08.864 --> 02:10.565 EARLIER THIS YEAR AND IT WASN’T WHAT THEY WERE EXPECTING. 02:10.566 --> 02:11.766 WHAT THEY WERE EXPECTING. >> WHEN THIS EVIDENCE FROM THE 02:11.767 --> 02:16.104 >> WHEN THIS EVIDENCE FROM THE MOSCOW LAB WAS HANDED OVER, IT 02:16.138 --> 02:17.505 MOSCOW LAB WAS HANDED OVER, IT HAD BEEN ITS MODIFIED TO SHOW 02:17.506 --> 02:25.847 HAD BEEN ITS MODIFIED TO SHOW THAT APPARENTLY -- THE COVERUP 02:25.881 --> 02:28.483 THAT APPARENTLY -- THE COVERUP ISN’T KNOWN AND POSSIBLY NEVER 02:28.484 --> 02:28.916 ISN’T KNOWN AND POSSIBLY NEVER WILL BE KNOWN. 02:28.951 --> 02:34.789 WILL BE KNOWN. >> EVEN AFTER MULTIPLE 02:34.823 --> 02:38.693 >> EVEN AFTER MULTIPLE GOVERNING BODIES AGREED, RUSSIA 02:38.694 --> 02:40.328 GOVERNING BODIES AGREED, RUSSIA STILL PROVIDED FALSIFIED 02:40.362 --> 02:40.695 STILL PROVIDED FALSIFIED EVIDENCE. 02:40.729 --> 02:44.031 EVIDENCE. >> I COMPLETELY EXPECT THE 02:44.033 --> 02:45.400 >> I COMPLETELY EXPECT THE RUSSIANS TO CONTINUE CHEATING, 02:45.401 --> 02:50.505 RUSSIANS TO CONTINUE CHEATING, LYING AND TRYING TO SUBVERT 02:50.506 --> 02:50.839 LYING AND TRYING TO SUBVERT JUSTICE. 02:50.873 --> 02:52.007 JUSTICE. >> WHAT IS RUSSIA’S STANCE? 02:52.041 --> 02:53.441 >> WHAT IS RUSSIA’S STANCE? >> THE POSITION HAS BEEN DENIAL. 02:53.476 --> 02:55.510 >> THE POSITION HAS BEEN DENIAL. EVEN AS RECENTLY AS THIS MONTH 02:55.544 --> 02:58.947 EVEN AS RECENTLY AS THIS MONTH THE CURRENT HEAD OF THE RUSSIAN 02:58.981 --> 03:00.749 THE CURRENT HEAD OF THE RUSSIAN ANTI-DOPING AGENCY BASICALLY 03:00.750 --> 03:04.119 ANTI-DOPING AGENCY BASICALLY ADMITTED THAT THE DATA HAS BEEN 03:04.153 --> 03:04.619 ADMITTED THAT THE DATA HAS BEEN FALSIFIED. 03:04.620 --> 03:06.654 FALSIFIED. WE THINK THAT THEY’RE TRYING TO 03:06.656 --> 03:07.222 WE THINK THAT THEY’RE TRYING TO TACK UP THIS MESSAGE THAT