IOC President Thomas Bach has, however, repeated their "very clear" recommendation for the country not to be awarded any fresh events in winter sports as an investigation continues into possible state-sponsored doping at Sochi 2014.

This comes after Tyumen was awarded the flagship International Biathlon Union (IBU) event at the body's Congress in Chisinau, Moldova in September.

WADA expressed their "surprise" at the decision soon after and "sought clarification" from world biathlon’s governing body.

The IBU have been given a deadline of January 17 to submit an explanation.

It appeared to be a violation of the IOC's "provisional measures" first introduced in July before being extended here during an Executive Board meeting yesterday.

This included a request for "all International Olympic Winter Sports Federations to freeze their preparations for major events in Russia, such as World Championships, World Cups or other major international competitions under their responsibility, and to actively look for alternative organisers".

The IBU claim the IOC Sports Department allowed them to press ahead with the vote in which Tyumen was victorious during a meeting of Olympic Winter Federations in Rio de Janeiro in August.

It has also been suggested that the IBU decision was permitted by the IOC because the bidding process for 2021 had already begun before July.

This was not mentioned by Bach today, however, when he suggested tacit opposition to the decision.

"We are expecting a decision there by WADA on this IBU decision," the German said in response to a question from insidethegames.

"Because there is an obvious relationship between the non-compliance of RUSADA and potential events there in the country. 

"We have been informed that WADA is looking into this issue and we are waiting for this result.

"I think the IOC and the Olympic Summit and here the Executive Board again have made their tendency and recommendation very clear in this respect."

Bach also responded to the call this week for United States sliders to boycott February's International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (ISBF) World Championships in Sochi.

"I’m not only confident but I’m sure that the IBSF together with WADA will do everything to ensure their reliable and compliant anti-doping programme during this Championship so the athletes then can have confidence," he said.

British Sochi 2014 women's skeleton champion Lizzy Yarnold also claims to be considering a withdrawal.

It is likely pressure will grow on the IBU and the IBSF to strip their respective events if allegations about Russian doping are proven when more evidence is revealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)-commissioned McLaren Report when it is unveiled in London tomorrow.

It is thought removing the event from Sochi would inflict a huge financial burden on the IBSF, however, who are refusing to comment publicly about the case.