Ukrainian Ministry of Youth and Sports has assured that the statement of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Ukraine not entail suspension of its athletes.
The Ministry asked the journalists and the public to pay attention to what that the possibility of disqualification in a statement WADA is not even mentioned. This document is only about enforcement of anti-doping activities in line with the standards of WADA.
In a statement, the agency said that Ukraine is among the countries whose Anti-Doping Agency code does not correspond to WADA. In addition to Ukraine in this list, Russia, Andorra, Argentina, Bolivia and Israel.
These countries are not able to provide detailed information at the request of WADA. In addition, Ukraine, Bolivia and Argentina, as they say in WADA, using non-accredited lab, which is contrary to the code.
“We draw the attention of the sports community and the media, that in any case we are not talking about the” disqualification “, or all other sanctions against the country. It is a long work and the natural process of bringing anti-doping activities in Ukraine to the standards and regulations of WADA, “- said in a statement Ukrainian Ministry.
It added that while the Ukrainian athletes on doping test only in WADA-certified laboratory in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Poland.
The ministry said that the cost of creating the anti-doping laboratory, which would meet the requirements of the World Anti-Doping Agency, is from 2 to 5 million euros. There’s hope that the Ukrainian government will allocate the money.
On the background of the recent disqualification of Russian athletes for doping offenses statement WADA generated a wave of rumors about a possible withdrawal of the Ukrainian athletes to international competitions.
Status “is not relevant “means that the national anti-doping organizations of these countries can not work until impose” high-quality anti-doping programs, “according to WADA at Twitter.
Another six countries (Brazil, Belgium, France, Greece, Mexico and Spain ) made in the gray list. They have until March 2016 to comply with certain conditions, otherwise also fall into the category of “not relevant”.
Meanwhile, Kenya offered to provide explanations concerning its system of doping control. The WADA say that if the answers to Kenya would be “poor”, it can also fall under the sanctions.
Now the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) suspended from competition 15 Kenyans on suspicion of doping.
All of these decisions were approved at a meeting of the enlarged WADA in Colorado Springs, United States.
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