Labour’s shadow culture, media and sport secretary Michael Dugher said yesterday that “failure to act decisively” on Monday’s World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) report on Russia “would put the reputation of world athletics in grave peril.”

The damning document claimed there was a “state-sponsored” doping programme in Russia and that the London 2012 Olympics were “sabotaged” because of it.

An International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) council meeting today could decide the fate of Russian athletics, with calls for the country to be banned from next year’s Rio 2016 Olympics.

Dugher said that IAAF head Sebastian Coe and its council”must now do the right thing and suspend Russian athletics from all competitions until they can show they have cleaned up their act.

“The devastating report by Wada included allegations of state-sponsored doping and corruption and bribery practices. It is clear that Russian track and field athletes should not be allowed to compete, including in next year’s Olympics, until there has been a full investigation and the Russians have proved that they are compliant with Wada’s code.

“Failure to act decisively would put the reputation of world athletics in grave peril.”

Russian president Vladimir Putin has ordered an investigation into the Wada report, stressing the importance of “co-operation” from his country with the international anti-doping agency.

“It is necessary to conduct our own internal investigation and to provide the open — I stress — the most open and professional cooperation with the international anti-doping agencies. In Russia we have to do everything to get rid of this problem.

“I agree that this is not only a Russian problem but if our foreign colleagues have questions, they should be answered, and it must be done in the open.

“It is necessary to protect our athletes from the use of illegal drugs. It is necessary for them, our athletes, for their health. And also the sporting contest must be fair.”