How the scandal he broke?
It all started in Team revelations and ARD German television in December 2014 and in August 2015, with Russian doped former testimonies become whistleblowers. Quickly, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has established its independent Commission to investigate these allegations.
Meanwhile, the French justice took hold of the story, with searches and hearings that led the Last week three indictments. The first, most explosive, was that of Lamine Diack (82 years), former head of the International Athletics Federation (IAAF), for accepting bribes and aggravated laundering.
What are the conclusions of the WADA report?
Monday The WADA Commission released a report of 335 pages that confirms the existence of an organized doping within the Russian athletics.
The text notes “a high level of collusion among athletes, coaches, doctors, officials and sports agencies to provide systematically for Russian athletes doping substances to achieve the main objective of State:. produce winners “ It describes ” a culture deeply rooted cheating “, ” a fundamentally misguided mentality deeply rooted in all Russian athletes’ .
The doping cases that would “not exist” without the consent of the government
The AMA calls for the lifetime suspension of a doctor, four coaches and five Russian athletes, the Olympic champion of 800m, Mariya Savinova. It also wants the withdrawal of accreditation of anti-doping laboratory in Moscow, which destroyed 1417 samples. The IOC said it would “
carefully consider ” doping accusations and eventually remove the Olympic medals acquired by Russian athletes involved in the scandal.
The agency says that this relates to organized doping other countries and other sports, which are beyond the remit of this report. It recommends the suspension of Russia from any athletics competition, the 2016 Olympics because of doping cases that would not “not exist” without the consent of the government.
What is the position of the IAAF?
The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF), now led by Sebastian Coe, said that Russia had until the end of the week to face charges in the report. Otherwise, the country risks a temporary suspension, which could be passed before the next meeting of the proceeding, on 26 and 27 November in Monaco.
As for the 2016 Olympics, the IOC has left, as is the rule, the hand to the IAAF.
The AMA “has no right suspend “ Russia said the Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, who nevertheless promised to cooperate ” with any commission, provided it is impartial “. The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) disowned in the report, it has rejected accusations “unfounded” .
What role will play Interpol?
Sign of the magnitude of the scandal, Interpol announced Monday it would coordinate a global survey Doping, led by France and Renaud van Ruymbeke magistrate. An operation evocative name: Augean as Hercules cleaned the stables had in mythology. The WADA Commission indicated that it had forwarded to Interpol more information in its possession on the IAAF and suspicions of corruption surrounding several of its former officials.
This is the French justice indicted last week, Lamine Diack, who is suspected of having received money in exchange for coverage of doping practices, mainly in Russia.
What reactions?
The report WADA has caused stupor on the athletics world.
“It’s much worse than I had imagined,” , said Britain’s Paula Radcliffe, the world record holder in the marathon.
“The report sends a clear message to Russia: they will not be allowed to deceive the world of athletics and escape justice” , hoped the boss of the United States Anti-Doping Agency ( USADA) Travis Tygart.
In a statement, the French Federation called for “very tough sanctions against those who have acted deliberately against doping regulations and international laws.”
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