Rio 2016

Comment: A decision that is not a

Russian athletes may start in Rio – if you prove your world associations, the innocence. The IOC pushes the responsibility and builds a Golden bridge, says DW sports editor Olivia Gerstenberger.

It is the first big test for German President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, and he has not passed them. To cases, instead of a clear decision-making, such as with the Russian Olympic team,
he leaves this to the international sports federations. The rules, however, whether the Russian Athlete was involved in the state, doping or not! This is not a decision that leaves open a back door is a Golden bridge to Rio.

In dubio pro reo – when in doubt, for the accused, one could think of a single innocent athletes just solution to speak. And so Bach argued: “The basic question was: to what Extent can be considered a single athlete for a System in a country responsible?”, he explained and spoke of a “presumption of innocence”, “the strict criteria that must be met by each athlete,” and a good decision, “because clean athletes are not being punished for a System in which they were not involved.” You can prove your associations.

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But how intensely and how consistently the examinations can be? The individual criteria are not clear, it is, for example, there are several negative doping to be submitted samples to an international level – how many is unclear. And it’s only two weeks remain, then the games start in Rio. What professional sports Association to stop voluntarily, his own Stars? The tennis Association has already stated that all the nominees Russians will go to Rio.

It is this decision by no means. Because you followed this line of reasoning is, indeed, also among the Russian athletes, maybe the athletes who are clean.
These, however, remain locked. So, as all of the former Russian doping sinners, so also, the principal witness Yulia Stepanova, who had brought the scandal in Russia, as the default parameters are already, former doping sinner at all. You don’t fulfill the “ethical requirements,” it said to the IOC. Convicted dopers from other Nations who have served their lock, may, however, participate in the Games. Stepanova was, after all, invited to the games from the stands. A clear sign in the direction of future whistleblowers.

Convenient Non-Solution

A “Zero-tolerance” strategy, as always, Bach emphasizes, certainly looks completely different. What has to happen actually to the IOC, after all, Yes, the organizer of the games? The IOC is Russia, a country that has operated over the years, proven to the state of Doping in Rio go to the Start. Under the Russian flag. The Olympic idea is thus to a very severe test, if not ad absurdum.

In any case, it is a slap in the face for every clean athlete. For which Athlete will feel no bitter aftertaste to be in Rio, next to one of the Russian athletes on the victory podium? The IOC and thus, Thomas Bach had the significant
The recommendation of the world Anti-Doping Agency, WADA, consequences, and backbone, as well as a clear edge in the global Anti-Doping fight can show, show. So, once again, shaken the credibility of the sports Association and the state of doping, even for other Nations salon.

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