Day 9 November 2015 could be one of the darkest in the history of athletics. World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to publish a report on the results of the investigation of suspicion of concealing the positive doping tests for money. According to British media, it will be announced the names of eight Russian athletes who were disqualified planned in 2011 for the use of illicit drugs – but which instead went to the Olympics in London.
Shobukhova brewed porridge
The investigation of WADA, as well as the Commission of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on ethics, It started, as you know, after the airing of the film of the German broadcaster ARD in December last year. There, among other things, it tells the story of the Russian runner Lily Shobukhova, who allegedly paid the Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) 450 thousand euros, to avoid being disqualified for receiving doping and allowed to participate in the London 2012 Olympics. As a result, the Games Shobukhova made, but soon it did removed from the competition. According to the team’s athletes, the money was returned to her – in acknowledgment to the authors of the film showed a check for 300 thousand euros, which the former president and treasurer of the IAAF VFLA Valentin Balakhnichev allegedly received from a certain company Black Tidings. This company was incorporated in Singapore in the name of business partner, son of the then president of IAAF Lamine Diack.
Soon after the film was shown on TV, the son left his post as adviser Diack IAAF Marketing. Retired head of the Medical and Anti-Doping Department Gabriel Dolle IAAF, whose name figured in Shobukhova. Balahnichev left their posts. In the middle of this week it became known about the arrest and Dolly, and most Diack and his legal advisers Habib Cisse. This happened after the investigation got acquainted with the materials of the French police. Soon, however, all three were released on bail.
So, what Monday will tell the commission WADA? According to the famous Canadian sports lawyer Richard McLaren, one of the three members of the commission, was quoted by the British press, will be opened “a whole new level of corruption” compared with the processes in the international football federation (FIFA), which are now being investigated. Parts have to wait long, but something thrown in the media today. It is reported that the names be published eight Russian athletes who allegedly as Shobukhova, thanks to bribes to avoid disqualification and went to the Olympics in London, and some have won medals there.
The new name most likely will not
Some of whom may be involved, is already easy to calculate now, without waiting for Monday. First, Shobukhova – she told the story of German television. Also suspect are the other athletes, those caught for doping after the 2012 Olympics. For example, the discus thrower Darya Pishchalnikova won silver in London, but in 2013 was stripped of the medal and disqualified for 10 years for the re-doping rule violation. The winner of the London Games in walking 20 kilometers Elena Lashmanova – another victim of the fight against doping, which is currently serving his sentence. However, the gold of the London Olympics she had not taken. Left the Silver Games 2012, won on the same distance, and Olga Kaniskina also implicated in a doping scandal. Stayed Olympic champion in London walking 50 km Sergei Kirdyapkin, who was disqualified for doping this year. But Julia Zaripov Olympic gold medal of the Games in the women’s 3000 meters steeplechase deprived. There was also banned for eight Beijing 2008 champion Valeriy Borchin, who participated in the London Olympics, but did not finish (and 2012 Games occurred in the period of cancellation of its results). And, finally, he was disqualified for life another member of the London Games Vladimir Kanaikin, which in the competition at a distance of 20 km removed the judge for violating the rules away.
Of course, our list of eight names may be different from those which will be published tomorrow in the commission’s report WADA. But, in all likelihood, the new names there did will not. This is evidenced by a comment Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko Russia, which he gave on Sunday the agency “F-Sport”. “For it is not necessary to respond. We have been investigating all the measures taken. What are the eight athletes, what it was about – I can not say. The London team went all the 40 time-tested. There was an incident at these Games, everyone knows him, but they are punished, “- said Mutko.
is not the time to celebrate
Another question – how to respond to allegations of bribery? There are two obvious options – either deny or admit all. On this occasion clearly expressed VFLA Secretary General, the representative of Russia in the IAAF council Mikhail Butov, he said in an interview Sovsport.ru, that “to say that VFLA how the organization could be involved in such things, you can not, that’s not true.” About everything else Butov proposed to wait for the official results of the investigation.
From the foregoing, it is clear that there is a version of non-obvious – may find out that it was a personal initiative of the anyone from the leadership of the federation. Again, for possible suspects not far to seek. According to British media reports, Balahnichev already give explanations IAAF Ethics Commission, called for new hearings in mid-December in London. There also are invited, and former senior coach of the Russian group of endurance Alexei Melnikov, whose name is mentioned in the film, television ARD.
In any case, all that is happening, it has a negative impact on the image of athletics, and this IAAF recognized new president Sebastian Coe, who replaced Diack in office a little over two months ago. “Our sport is going through dark times, – he said, calling the” disgusting “possible evidence of bribery of officials. – But I am now more determined than ever, intends to restore the credibility of athletics. Although it is a long way ».
Meanwhile, Kou canceled the traditional gala evening in Monaco, where on November 28 had to reward the best athletes of the year (among the candidates for the title – and Russian Sergey Shubenkov, who won the world championship in the women’s 110 meter hurdles). “Now is not the time something to celebrate,” – said the president of IAAF.
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