Although Russia’s Anti-Doping Agency RUSADA has met the requirements of the world Anti-Doping Agency late, there is no further barrier to the Russians. The criticism of the gentle dealing with Russia was already loud.
To show instead of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency RUSADA, the hard Hand, the world Anti-Doping Agency, WADA, their stuffed course: last September, WADA had pardoned the previously locked RUSADA surprising. Was made to the Russians to grant WADA access to the Moscow Anti-Doping laboratory (LIMS), and the existing samples, and at the latest until 31. December 2018. Although this was done only after much Back-and-Forth too late, the WADA will now grace before law. As the Doping-hunter from Montreal said, it remained at a mere admonition. Of re-suspension was taken, the numerous athletes and other Anti-Doping had required agencies vehemently.
“Several members of our Executive Committee have agreed expressed their disappointment that the deadline was not met, however, is that no sanctions should be imposed,” said WADA President Craig Reedie: “We want to ensure that fraudsters are brought to justice. I hope that the athletes and others to see that we make good progress.”
Reedie: “Undoubtedly, much more to come”
Craig Reedie, Chairman of WADA
Further Reedie said: “WADA-the Executive has shown itself to be pleased about the significant progress that has been made in the solution of the case since the decision of September, the RUSADA under strict conditions.” They were still on the target, and there is still much to do, but it was “certainly much more than we would have done it without the decision of September”.
The team of experts of WADA was only on 10. January his work in Moscow’s laboratory included, and after a week, successfully completed. The WADA Executive consulted in connection with the independent WADA-control Board CRC on a possible punishment. The LIMS data set is in the clarification of the Russian doping scandal is of fundamental importance. All the Doping-test data between January 2012 and August 2015 are included in this period, systematically positive Tests should be covered up. With the data for individual procedures against Russian athletes should be possible.
“We will now proceed to the second Phase, namely the authentication of the Moscow laboratory data retrieved so that we can ultimately convict more guilty athletes, and other relieve. We will not cease this Mission and are convinced that it is in the best interest of clean sport and the athletes in the world.”
NADA is of Russian policy does not apply
The RUSADA had fought back against the accusations. As the Agency announced that it was a failure of the first entry attempt to WADA experts, just before Christmas, because the technical equipment of the WADA, had not been under Russian law, certified. The German National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), the statement does not apply.
The failure to respect the deadline set for Handing over the data of 18 days was unacceptable and create a little confidence for the further progress of the process, it said in a communication from the NADA. Among other things, had spoken to the expiry of the term athlete and is a consortium of 16 national Anti-Doping agencies, including the German NADA, for re-suspension of RUSADA.
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