Russian athletes should be immediately excluded from all professions. If you will need, including the Olympic Games – said on Monday at a conference in Geneva, Dick Pound, head of the investigative committee of the international agency (WADA), which is almost a year investigated reports German television ARD on doping in the Russian athletics.
Pound congratulated the ARD and reporter Hajo Seppeltowi. – Most of the content in the film in December 2014. Proved to be, unfortunately, the truth – said Pound, the former head of WADA and the Canadian Olympic Committee.
Seppelt went to Russia, spoke with dozens of people and made a shocking document , which it concluded that the state not only organizes doping, but also helps him cover up. Szobuchowa lily, star marathons, told the camera that for admission to the Olympic Games in London, despite bathed test, paid 450 thousand. euro, and he helped conceal the matter athletics chief Valentin Bałachniczew. Seppelt also spoke as sports associations helped his team avoid disqualification. The game consisted of shuttling test results, kickbacks, falsified prescriptions and statements from witnesses. Trainers helped to mask doping, flushing of organisms banned substances before the competition. In Russia athletes have the right to not get hurt, because the system initiates were even people from the anti-doping laboratory. A WADA station chief in Moscow Grigory Rodczenkow had personally falsify tests and the trade in doping substances. Athletes in return gave him 5 percent. income.
Pound of burial expression confirmed most of the allegations, but stressed that there is no written evidence that the State concealed cheering. – But it would be naive if we thought with current knowledge differently – he stressed.
discredited lab in Moscow will lose accreditation, which means that it will be unable to perform the tests. About how deep it was riddled with fraud, it testifies that in December of 2014. In Moscow unlawfully destroyed 1,417 blood and urine samples, presumably for fear of the repeat tests in an independent institution. What’s more, it turned out that the Russians were in Moscow the second twin laboratory, so that secret, without the approval of WADA. Presumably to make it easier mataczyć results.
The report shows that about hiding doping must have known the Minister of Sports Vitaly Mutko. They also knew the officers of the Federal Security Service (FSB) – according to the WADA doping were part of the system. During the Olympic Games in Russia milled around the labs in Moscow and Sochi. – I do not know really what FSB can look for in the urine of athletes – said Pound. This was probably the only funny moment of the conference.
Authorities International Light Athletics Federation (IAAF) recommended the imposition of a lifetime ban for five runners and five trainers from Russia, who are involved in the affair of the movie ARD. Among the punished will be the Olympic champion from London to 800 m Maria Sawinowa.
The Commission examined only in theory WADA threads athletics, but the report contains suggestions that it is also about other disciplines. Pound is convinced that among 1417 destroyed the samples were also made by athletes from other competitors.
– We are talking today about Russia and athletics, but let’s face it – this is the tip of the iceberg – said Pound, who has long been alert that not all sports and countries treat the fight against doping seriously. It does include cycling, but tennis or football – at a very okrojonym area. As for the state – including black clouds hanging over Kenya and Jamaica.
According to the report the activities of Russians distorted the results of the Games in London – its athletes have won as many as 17 medals in athletics, including eight gold. The table medal they lost only from the USA (29: 9). That’s why WADA demands from the IAAF rapid suspension of Russian athletes – until such time as the country’s uprising honest anti-doping system. When asked whether Russia has time to Rio, Pound said: – I do not know, it takes many months.
It is known that WADA supports Sebastian Coe, the new head of the IAAF. Pound gave to understand that the Briton is not guilty of anything and that he understands the need for purification. This is indicated, because a few days ago, French police detained the former head of the IAAF Lamine Diack of Senegal with allegations of adoption over 1 million bribes – just from the Russians for the cover-up of doping. Charges were brought against well as several other activists. Both scandals coming together – for the first time on the IAAF bribes for bosses also reported a year ago ARD. Yesterday, investigating the bribes initiated Interpol.
– Ideally, the Russians withdrew themselves from take-off and took corrective actions – said Pound. The alternative is a forced removal by the IAAF.
The first scenario is unrealistic, because the Russians do not feel guilty. The Minister Mutko believes that the report contains glitches and occurred at most a few deficiencies that could be repaired. But WADA did not give time to address them, he immediately filed a cannon.
Journalists investigates how they feel expulsion of Russia from the athletics stadium to the fact that in 2018. Guests soccer World Cup, and Mutko is the main organizer. – It’s not a question for me, just to FIFA – said Pound.
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