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doping scandal that erupted after the publication of a number of Western Media materials from which it follows that the International Athletics Federation (IAAF) for a dozen years or more, possibly covered athletes using banned drugs, is gaining momentum. The IAAF named suspicion ridiculous and said that over the scandal “something is.” The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said that the statements of the media has not been given any evidence. However, a thorough investigation, it seems, can not be avoided, so that the whole thing threatens to transform itself into a protracted series.
The materials released over the weekend by the German television channel ARD and the British edition of The Sunday Times, provoked a strong reaction in the world of athletics. Recall: German and British journalists said that was due to a certain informant access to the test results of 5 thousand. Athletes (in total it is about 12 thousand. Samples) contained in the database IAAF. And they raised the experts – the Australians Robin Parisotto (author technique that allows to detect the use of EPO) and Michael Eshden – felt that the test scores of at least 800 athletes, taken from 2001 to 2012 – “suspicious.” Experts also believe that 146 medals (including 55 gold) that took place at the World Championships and Olympics, violators could get anti-doping rules.
The IAAF suspicions responded quite sharply, which is not surprising when you consider that they are de facto brought into question the results of the IAAF President Lamine Diack, who headed the organization in 1999, and leaving his post in mid-August. “Dear experts concluded that from 2001 to 2012, hundreds of medals were given to the wrong people. It is now we will not comment,” – said Lamine Diack, explaining that he intended to give interested parties the opportunity to quietly all to understand, to answer all questions. However, as the head of the IAAF, for the whole story is the desire to “reallocate medals, take them away from someone.” “Yes, take the medal an athlete can be, but only if there will be new technologies that will prove that an athlete has used doping (note, for example, that the IOC stores samples taken from athletes at the Games for ten years.- “Kommersant” ). Otherwise all this farce, nothing more. And given that this story began less than three weeks before the start of the World Cup and the election of a new president IAAF (they are scheduled for 19 avgusta.- “b” ), for it is clearly something worth it. ”
Note that the presidency IAAF claim famous athletes in the past Sergei Bubka (Ukraine) and Sebastian Coe (Great Britain). And here it is worth noting that Mr. Coe one of the key points of his election program did just the fight against doping, promising to establish some kind of an independent commission that would monitor the issue. It is also noteworthy that hold as much as possible the rapid investigation of the scandal insist the UK, US and Australia, often speak with one voice.
As for the reaction of the IOC, the president of the organization Thomas Bach said that no evidence of violation of anti-doping rules are not represented. It is worth noting that in the course of the Games is responsible for the testing of athletes is the IOC so that the statements of the German and British media are beaten and the head of the Olympic organization. Lord Bach said that the accusations should understand World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). “So far we have nothing but suspicion, so we have to start from the presumption of innocence athletes,” – said the president of the IOC.
Unfortunately, a special role in the scandal given to Russia. After Robin Parisotto and Michael Eshden concluded that 80% of the medals obtained by Russians from 2001 to 2012, were probably conquered by doping. Furthermore, it is stated that out of 800 “suspicious” test 415 once it is alleged to have been Russian. Next to the large backlog are representatives of Ukraine, Morocco and Spain, Kenya and Turkey. However, recent comments Mr Parisotto suggest that ARD and The Sunday Times a few exaggerated. So Robin Parisotto acknowledged that not always “suspicious” test figures indicate doping, because the blood test results can be influenced by many factors: training at altitude, dehydration borne diseases, pregnancy, athletes, and so.. But, the expert believes in some cases, the abnormality trial was of such gravity that it would pass can not be.
In the All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF), which is already involved in a lawsuit with the ARD after the channel last December aired a film in which he asserted that the Russian Athletics mired in doping, expressed concern about “the seriousness of the prosecution” and noted the focus on the implementation of the “major decisions” in the fight against doping. It is worth noting that there VFLA than “boast” in the field of anti-doping: in mid-July, the federation decided not to send Russian walkers at the World Cup in Beijing, which was a reaction to the case of coach Victor Chegin, many students who, as it turned out, actively used illegal drugs.
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