WADA also proposes that the Russian anti-doping laboratory had lost accreditation allowing the official anti-doping research. One of the reasons – as said in a statement WADA – are confirmed cases of “direct intervention” by the Russian authorities in the course of the research process.
The authorities also received a recommendation from the IAAF lifetime ban of five athletes and five trainers from Russia, who are involved in a doping scandal.
The enormous scale of corruption in Athletics
“The doping of corruption”
In a report published on Monday by WADA accuses the Russian government of complicity in the application, and then cover-up of doping by athletes. One of five players whose lifetime ban requested by WADA is the Olympic champion from London 2012 in the 800 meters Maria Sawinowa.
The doping scandal erupted in Russia 3 December 2014 year, when the German TV channel ZDF / ARD revealed its details. The next day, the IAAF announced that the investigation conducted by the Commission on Ethics, completely independent of the IAAF authority that has full powers in this area, as well as to impose sanctions.
The film aired three times winner of the marathon in Chicago Liliya Shobukhova admitted that she paid activists of the Russian athletics federation for falsifying the results of its anti-doping tests so that tests showed no use of illicit means. In total, she had to give them 450 thousand. euro. Also, other players have said in the film about prevailing in the Russian sports “doping system corruption.”
The 37-year-old Szobuchowa, which in 2006 won the silver medal Indoor World Championships (3000 m) and Europe (5000 m at the stadium), and in 2011 was the fastest on the route London marathon, was – in April this year disqualified for two years. In an environment of athletes were to appear in the opinion that it was only a matter of time.
Reliability testing will be undermined?
The case covered up the president of the federation and the IAAF treasurer Bałachniczew Valentin, who declined to comment on German television. It is known, however, that he maintained good relations with Dr. Gabriele Dolle of the IAAF anti-doping department. The Frenchman felt that it burns his footing in 2014 unexpectedly left the IAAF. Correspondence two men arrived author of reportage, a longtime expert on ARD. Doping Hajo Seppelt, which began to be more interested in the Russian doping practices in preparations for the Games in Sochi.
The Olympic champion from London in the 800 meters Maria Sawinowa told how such a system works in her home country. In the recording hidden camera he conceded that took. Extolled oxandrolone, as quickly flushes. And if you do not succeed, then its coach Vladimir Kazarina, which cooperates with the head of athletic training relationship Alexei Melnikov, all zatuszuje.
WADA report shows that in launder cover-up of doping in athletes took part also the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB), whose officers “worked” in the Moscow laboratory.
“It was a form of direct intimidation and interference in the work of the Russian state. Now you can call into question the reliability of these tests,” – the report said.
There is also a information that in some cases the personally issue orders concerning the manipulation of research alone sports minister, Vitaly Mutko.
According to the committee’s report, already Olympic Games in London were distorted by passivity in the face of Russian athletes are caught or suspected of using banned doping agents.
According to the authors of publications, if not inexplicable policy of the authorities of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and the Russian Federation, many athletes who were accused of doping, there would occur in London in 2012.
The imposition by the IAAF lock on the Russian athletics federation would mean non-participation of athletes representing Russia in any competition-level Olympic Games, World Championships or European Championships.
The head of the IAAF Sebastian Coe said that steps were taken to the imposition of any sanctions on Russian athletics federation
Source: TVN Agency / x-news
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