“If you can not qualify, you can not participate in the Games”. The WADA budget comes in at around $26 million a year, funded half by the global Olympic Committee and half by governments around the world. No time frame was set.
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The 31-year-old said it was “depressing” to accept his silver beside Kirdyapkin whom he long suspected was doping, but applauded the governing body’s move to ban Russian Federation. “They have to act swiftly because this concerns the credibility of all the efforts”.
“They need to clean out the culture in Russian athletics, it needs a big overhaul and it takes a lot longer than that”. WADA’s executive committee will meet in Colorado Springs, outside Denver on Tuesday before a full meeting of the agency’s foundation board on Wednesday, where officials are expected to rule that Russia’s anti-doping body (RUSADA) has been non-compliant with its code.
However, he believes it doesn’t have enough time to get its house in order before the Rio Olympics in August next year. “This compliance requires verification”.
“This has been a shameful wake-up call and we are clear that cheating at any level will not be tolerated”, said IAAF president Sebastian Coe in the release. Only then would Olympic entries be accepted by the IOC. “This partially explains such a tough decision with regard to Russia’s Athletics Federation”, Zelichenok was quoted as saying by state-run newswire R-Sport agency.
The move comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Sports Ministry to conduct an internal investigation.
The inspection team will work to verify the reforms programme in Russian Federation to enable the ARAF to gain reacceptance for IAAF membership after it was provisionally suspended as an IAAF member on Friday.
The report alleged that the laboratory destroyed samples despite being told by WADA to preserve them, and that staff took bribes from athletes or their coaches in exchange for covering up positive tests.
“I’m in good physical shape”, Isinbayeva said. “For me, this is pure speculation at this point”.
“We should do everything possible to keep our sport clean, to protect our athletes’ health”, Mutko said. “The IAAF is writing to ARAF today to convene disciplinary proceedings against the athlete”.
Asked by BBC Radio if he could see a “way out” for Russian Federation, he replied: I think if there is a will there is certainly a way.
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“I’ll always defend honest athletes, no matter what post I hold”, Isinbayeva said.
