The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has hit out at the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) ruling over the presence of Russian athletes at the forthcoming 2016 Olympic Games, as International Federations (IFs) today (Monday) began to digest the impact of the decision.
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