MOSCOW (Sputnik) — South Korean skeleton racers will boycott 2017 World Championships for bobsleigh and skeleton in Sochi in response to the Russian doping scandal, media reported, citing an official from Korean Bobsled and Skeleton Federation (KBSF).
It is yet unknown whether the Korean bobsleigh team will take part in the championships, the KBSF official said, as quoted by Yonhap news agency.
In July, the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) commission presented the first part of the report based on the investigation, in which Russia was accused of running a state-wide doping program, recommending the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to consider a blanket ban on the entire Russian team. The IOC instead let individual sports federations decide on the matter. WADA introduced the second part of the report, revealing manipulations by athletes in 30 sporting disciplines, on December 9.
