International Athletics Association agreed with the conclusions of WADA – RBC

The International Association of Athletics recognized findings, published in the second part of the report of the independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the recommendations. This is stated in the statement of IAAF, published on the website of the Association.

«IAAF WADA independent commission thanks for the hard work done in preparing the report. IAAF fully recognize and accept the findings of the commission “, – said in a statement.

In the Thursday, January 14, WADA provided the promised second part of the report on doping in world athletics. It says, in particular, that the former head of the IAAF Lamine Sexton is personally responsible for the spread of corruption in the association. According to the report, the Sexton has created around himself “inner circle” of functionaries, who in fact was the illegitimate governing body IAAF, while it included the sons of the former head of the organization. Sexton was also accused that he personally authorized and probably was aware of numerous cases of fraud and extortion, committed by members of his “inner circle” in relation to competitors.

The report also stated that corruption was “embedded” in the IAAF. During the investigation it became clear that the staff knew of the ongoing IAAF much more than previously thought. According to Professor Richard McLaren, a member of WADA and the lawyer, some functionaries IAAF «went beyond sports corruption” and had engaged in “criminal corruption.”

It is noted that the leaders of IAAF could not know about the extent of interference with the normal operation of the association in the field of medicine and anti-doping some members of the association. Noting the “completely inadequate management” chores Russian athletes suspected of doping. These cases alone was responsible for the legal advisor to the IAAF Habib Cisse.

The report’s author Dick Pound says that awareness IAAF problems with doping in Russia was much larger than previously thought, and the association is not shown no desire to deal with these problems. Senior managers IAAF, the document says, know that the Russian athletes were to be excluded from participation in the World Championships in Athletics in 2013, but has done nothing for it.

The surprise leaders IAAF The participation in the Olympic Games in London 2012′s a number of Russian athletes, non-participation in the games that were previously “guaranteed”.

The Association “showed inaction” in the case of nine Russian athletes accused of doping before the World Championships in Moscow in 2013. According to the report, the clerk told his lawyer that if he “faced a difficult problem, and it can only be solved by Russian President [Vladimir] Putin, with whom he struck up a friendship».

In November last year, Sexton was arrested in France on suspicion of taking bribes from VFLA for concealing doping violations of Russian athletes. According to investigators, sports functionaries taken from athletes at least € 200 thousand.

The first part of the report was published by WADA on 9 November. It accused the agency of the Ministry of Sports and the FSB of interfering in the work of the accredited anti-doping laboratory, which is located in Moscow. According to WADA, in late 2014, the head of the Moscow anti-doping laboratory Gregory Rodchenkov personally ordered to destroy 1,417 doping tests before the test.

The agency believes that the data on the use of illicit drugs by Russian sportsmen ignored the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA). November 13 Board of the World Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) suspended the Russian Athletics Federation of competitions under its auspices.