September 07, 2018 (New Zealand) – Bryan Fogel, the man behind the 2017 documentary Icarus that blew the lid off of the Russian doping scandal, has renewed his call for International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach to resign, stating that this step is the only way for the IOC to regain legitimacy and move past the scandal.

Fogel was in Wellington, New Zealand in late August speaking to sporting bodies on funding issues when, according to local media reports, he spoke to his continued frustration over the IOC two years after the release of the McLaren Report that details the extent of institutionalised doping in Russia leading up to the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

The findings of the McLaren Report confirmed beyond a reasonable doubt what was claimed by Russian scientist Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov in Fogel’s documentary film, namely that Russia put a system in place to protect doped Russian athletes.

In New Zealand, Fogel was speaking about the risks of continued government involvement regulating sporting bodies, and was quoted as saying, “Any time that a national or Government body is policing international sport, there’s a conflict of interest there.”

To date, Russia has still not accepted the findings of the McLaren Report.

New Zealand media report here.