Mutko said that should be responsible for the doping scandal – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, November 16 – R-Sport . Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said that should be responsible for the doping scandal in the Russian athletics, but it does not have the authority to dismiss the heads of sports federations.

In Geneva on 9 November, the press Conference of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), in which an independent commission accused the Russian company of numerous violations of anti-doping rules and recommended that the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to suspend Russian athletes to participate in competitions under its auspices, including the 2016 Olympics. Council IAAF on Friday decided to suspend the membership of the All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) and suspend Russian athletes to participate in competitions under the auspices of the organization.

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On Sunday, the presidium VFLA, which was It announced an extraordinary reporting conference organization, which will take place January 16. Valentin Balakhnichev resigned as head VFLA in February, is the acting president Vadim Zelichenok.

“for doping again have to answer me. All the bushes, and I – I answer. If they” hanky-panky “do not I know about it. And he learned made so that federation president flew from his seat . And I have no right to dismiss only through the press could press. He comes to me and says, “I the sport needs” – said Mutko during a meeting with deputies of the State Duma.

“Or give me the authority, As I have already informed the higher authorities. What can you demand from the Minister, who can not appoint or dismiss the president of the federation. How to win – they wear badges on the jacket, and something happened – in the bushes, and it is not “- said Mutko.

Mutko said that” in fact, a drug not in the state, and in the Athletics Federation. “” It’s a triangle “international federation – the National Federation – WADA”, and the state is not allowed to. We can not know what is going on in this triangle. And I said that he (Balahnichev) hid with the president of the international federation. Or the role of the federation in the management team should be increased, or give authority. After the Vancouver there was a demand from the Minister of Sport, who could not appoint a president of the federation, or manage it, or set goals. And asked again to me, “- said the Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation.

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