Russian Olympic champion denied the right to speak at the 2016 Olympics – RBC

The Russian Olympic champion denied the right to speak at the Olympics-2016

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The Olympic champion and winner of the World Championship in Athletics Elena Lashmanova likely to will not be able to perform at the Olympic Games in Rio Rio de Janeiro . This agency « All Sport” said Acting President of the Russian Athletics Federation Vadim Zelichenok.

Lashmanova , won the Olympic Games in London in 2012 and the World Championships in Moscow in 2013, in 2014, was disqualified for doping. The positive sample was taken in January in Saransk in the contest season. The body was discovered by athletes metabolite substance GW1516, belonging to the class of prohibited substances S4.5 ( hormones and modulators of metabolism).

Lashmanova was disqualified for two years. Disqualification entered into force on 26 February 2014.

However, despite the prohibition to compete, Lashmanova participated in the Winter Championship of Mordovia, which took place December 30, 2014 in Saransk. Accordingly, the period of ineligibility will be moved – the punishment will be deemed to have entered into force on December 30, and the period of ineligibility will end December 30, 2016. Thus, Lashmanova not be able to perform at the Olympic Games in Rio Rio de Janeiro . If an athlete does not act in the championship of Mordovia, the period of Ineligibility would have ended in February 2016, and she was able to go to the Olympics in Brazil.

«We have so far not received any written decision of the IAAF in the case of violation of the rules of disqualification Olympic champion and current world champion in race walking Elena Lashmanova – said Vadim Zelichёnok. – There is only a preliminary oral information is not yet confirmed by official documents IAAF, which collected all the necessary evidence base for decision. The investigation of the case are held IAAF. We, on the other hand, presented in the IAAF all requested documents in the case. I note that the winter championship Mordovia was not included in the schedule of events held under the auspices of VfL A. While do not make any predictions. But judging by the verbal information, which we reported in the IAAF, everything you need for recognition of violations by Elena Lashmanova available. Thus, IAAF certainly will take the start date of her two-year suspension at the time of a possible violation – December 30, 2014. Accordingly, Elena Lashmanova, unfortunately, can not take part in the Olympic Games 2016 in Rio Rio de Janeiro . If the IAAF will present clear evidence of the participation of Elena Lashmanova in Winter Championship of Mordovia, no legal grounds for appeal against the decision of the IAAF, we simply will not ».

The victory at the London Olympics and the World Championships in Moscow are The only notable successes Lashmanova in the international arena. She also won the IAAF World Race Walking Cup and became the winner of several major youth events.

Recently RUSADA disqualified whole group of famous Russian athletes. For doping were disqualified Olympic champion and world champion Yuliya Zaripov, Olympic medalist and world champion Tatyana Chernova, Olympic champions Elena Lashmanova Valery Borchin, Sergei and Olga Kaniskina Kirdyapkin, world champion Sergey Bakulin and vice-world champion Vladimir Kanaikin.

After that first submitted his resignation head coach of Russia Valentin Maslakov subsequently had been appointed coach of the sprint, and then resigned head VFLA Valentin Balahnichev. Russian team headed by Yuri Borzakovskiy and Zelichenok ispolnyabschim became acting president VFLA.

With regard to coach Victor Chegin, the group which owns the majority of the disqualified athletes, a parallel investigation leading Russian Athletics Federation of Russia and the International Federation of Athletics ( IAAF). Press Service of the IAAF said it may disqualify yourself coach if he is found guilty and refuses to punish VFLA specialist.