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Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said that doping tests, the destruction referred to in the report of the independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), disposed of in accordance with the circular of the organization. In a conversation with “Interfax” the head of the Ministry of Sports, said the head of Moscow’s support for anti-doping laboratory Rodchenkova Gregory, who is accused of the destruction of the samples in 1417.
«This was done with the knowledge of WADA, which is a flat circular. There is a procedure later: “With such a sample, save the date.” For the rest there was no guidance, and they were destroyed, “- said Mutko.
The head of the Ministry of Sports also noted that, in his opinion,” to store samples of 10 years – this is nonsense. ” “You spend a drug test today. Conducted – a medal. Bye! Why do all the time for this to come back? “- The minister said.
The report of the independent commission of WADA, which was submitted on November 9 states that Rodchenkov personally ordered the destruction of 1,417 doping tests before checking WADA in December year. “After the arrival of experts found that in the laboratory kept only 3 thousand. Trial, despite the fact that it can be stored for 8-10 thousand. Samples”, – the report says. Experts Commission noted that these actions “forever” destroy the possibility of the commission to find out whether the positive samples in the laboratory.
The WADA also reported that weekly Rodchenkov met with representatives of the Federal Security Service. The Commission expects that the service has a direct impact on the work of the laboratory. The report recommends Rodchenkova dismiss from his post without the possibility of recovery and deprive the laboratory accreditation.
According to Mutko, a few years ago he offered WADA to send foreign experts to work in Russian laboratories. “I have already said several years ago that he was ready to take on the work of foreign experts, put them on each stage in the laboratory, so that they have learned that the laboratory at the required level and requirements”, – said the minister. However, he doubted that even in the case of the adoption of such a measure by Russian laboratory “would believe».
The Commission WADA recommended to disqualify the Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) and ban all Russian athletes to participate in international competitions until then, until it is proved that the Russian athletes do not use doping. If this measure is adopted, the athletes may miss the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Investigators also offer a lifetime bar from the competition five Russian middle distance runners and five coaches. Among them, the Olympic champion and 2012 world champion in the 800m Mariya Savinova and bronze medalist of the 2012 Olympics on the same distance Ekaterina Ekaterina Poistogova.
Coordinator will investigate further international Interpol. President of the International Association of Athletics Federations Sebastian Coe gave Russia until the end of the week to formally respond to the report of the WADA. After that decision will be made about the possible dismissal of Russian athletes from the competition.
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