Image copyright PA Russian sports management believes that the sanctions imposed on the Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) for the doping scandal, will be canceled up to the 2016 Olympics. In this case, the Russian athletes will have the opportunity to go to Rio de Janeiro.
Sami athletes, they told the BBC the BBC, expect not only to help sports officials, but also the protection of the president and government.
The main star of the Russian athletics last decade Yelena Isinbayeva stated that she was “shocked by the decision,” adopted by the Council of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) of estrangement entire team from the competition.
Although the Russian athletes will be able to keep fit in the domestic competitions, but now experts say that the lack of competition from foreign rivals significantly affect the outcome of the Russians. Even if the ban will be removed at the last moment, to speak at the Olympic Games 2016 in Rio, they will be able to far from the optimum level.
Yevgeny Trofimov, the coach of two-time Olympic champion Isinbayeva, who decided after the birth to make the final to host the Olympics, did not rule out the option that award-winning pole vaulter will go to the Games under the flag of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
“Now everything depends on how work management of our sport, because at the time we are limited, and we must hurry. For Elena to speak in Brazil is very important to prove his innocence, to prove that we are clean, prove that Russian sport clean, “- said Trofimov.
The Commission and “road map”
Before the vote on Friday evening the members of the Board of the International Association of Athletics Federations heard the Secretary General VFLA Mikhail Butov, explained the position of the Russian side. The official response to the allegations, which were contained in the report of the commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), was sent to the IAAF November 12.
“22: 1 – a damning account from which the Russian Athletics signed a verdict – reacts to punishment by the IAAF, the Russian newspaper “Sport-Express” – Suspension – but without specifying the period, will be valid until the next meeting of the Council of IAAF November 26 in Monaco. There is no doubt that there it will be extended “.
The publication believes that the only vote against the Russian sentence could be representing Ukraine IAAF Vice President Sergey Bubka. Several months ago, the election of a new president of the International Federation of Russia is not supported Bubka, Sebastian Coe and British.
Russia’s sports minister Vitaly Mutko said that it will take approximately 2-3 months to set up a joint commission with the International Federation and to develop “road map”, then sanctions can be lifted, and the athletes are allowed to participate in the Olympics.
It is already known that the inspection commission IAAF, the solution of which will depend on the terms suspension of Russian athletes, headed by ex-head Department Rune Andersen, WADA Norwegian. In addition, it will include one expert on anti-doping, and three members of the IAAF Council, which will be announced later. Commission Andersen will monitor all actions VFLA to resolve the crisis.
The Ministry of Sports of Russia reported that collaborated with Rune Andersen, where he was part of the working group on cooperation with the IOC helped build anti-doping policy of Russia before the 2014 Olympic Games Sochi, and was named the Norwegian qualified specialist.
Will the resignation?
According to Vitaly Mutko, who the day before for about three hours – a rare event – spoke to reporters at the Ministry, “is still fixable. ” Talking about the specific steps to be taken, Mutko said that the Russian side is ready to fulfill all require IAAF.
“If we have to change all the staff – we will do it. But to erase the Russian athletics from the map? In this course, we do not agree, “- says Mutko.
VFLA hold a special election within three months, while the organization will be significantly upgraded the governing bodies.
The Minister who also heads the Russian Football Union, to resign on the background of the scandal is not going to. He recalls the failed Olympics in Vancouver after that is already on the verge of retirement, and cites as an argument in its favor the successful results of Russian athletes in London, and especially in Sochi.
The Acting President VFLA Vadim Zelichenok, who seven months ago has replaced Valentin Balakhnichev, chief vinovku scandal, according to committee members WADA, says he is ready to leave his post.
“Although I doubt that it’s me. On the contrary, say that in recent months after the change of the situation in the Russian athletics became much better – leads the Slovak head of the federation TASS. – Made us have very much, but ahead of the work – no end. No competitor and no coach can not say that I , being the head of the federation, athletes allowed to violate the anti-doping rules or cover them if they come across “.
Zelichenok also said that we should not rush to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne. According to the functionary, you should wait for the next meeting of the Council of IAAF (November 26), which will be approved by the decision on punishment, adopted at an extraordinary meeting. If the members of the leading body would say do not take any arguments of the Russian side, then perhaps appeal athletics federation in CAS.
However, there is a risk that in case of appeal proceedings stretch for at least several months and will be reviewed after Olympics that sportsmen from Russia will be forced to miss. That is why the leadership VFLA prefer the way to find a compromise.
The international response
President of the IAAF Sebastian Coe, who described the punishment in relation to Russia the most stringent of all possible, do not He ruled that the Russian athletes will be allowed to participate in the Olympic Games in Rio da Janeiro. To do this, he said, Russian officials must convince the inspectors IAAF that situation against doping and corruption has changed.
“We will check everything very seriously. We must have confidence that the situation with their athletes and federations changed. To judge about this will only IAAF and any other organization.
The world community, including some foreign athletes welcomed sanctions on Russia and national team in athletics.
World record holder in the marathon, the British runner Paula Radcliffe, who last September had the most to respond to the accusations of doping, said the decision of the Board of the “right, because it’s time for serious reforms”.
“This is a momentous day in the fight against doping host liars – I wrote in “Twitter” world champion of 2011, British hurdler David Greene. – We know that this problem concerns not only Russia, but a big step in the right direction “.
Well-known Namibian sprinter quadruple Olympic medalist Frankie Fredericks, who heads is now a commission of athletes IAAF, supported the new head of the federation Sebastian Coe in his actions against the proliferation of doping.
“The athletes will work together to continue the process of purification of athletics. We must be sure that those who honestly train and compete, do not fall under the influence of the minority “- said Fredericks.
The head of the commission called for active athletes report known to them cases of doping or conduct by any unfair fight.
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