Andorra and Israel did not have correct rules in place. The ruling means that Russian Federation can not host worldwide events and ‘cannot conduct operations until they reinstall quality anti-doping programs and are deemed compliant again’.
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LONDON, Nov 13 Athletics’ governing body has voted overwhelmingly to suspend Russian Federation from the sport for widespread, state-sponsored doping and the ban will include the 2016 Olympics unless the country can demonstrate a major change in their approach and controls.
According to Tass, the commission set forth quite a list of accusations against officials and athletes. “We need to state clearly that Russia’s athletics team not go to Rio”. “They’re very, very concerned about that”.
On Wednesday, WADA confirmed at a meeting in Colorado that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) is non-compliant with its anti-doping regulations. Earlier, he presented his country’s case.
However, the report’s co-author Dick Pound said it would be “child’s play” for Russian athletics and Rusada – the country’s anti-doping organisation – to meet the conditions in time to compete in Rio. It’s clear it will take more than the $26 million that WADA operates on each year to do the sort of work being done by the independent commission probing corruption in the Russian track system.
“I’m not sure they (WADA) realised they had the muscle until we got our teeth into some reliable evidence and followed up on it and came out with a report with recommendations”, said Pound.
Craig Reedie, WADA’s president, said for starters Russian will have to find a new roster of WADA-approved testers and scientists to manage the anti-doping testing program.
Officials voted 22-1 in favour of the provisional sanction, which comes in the wakes of damning revelations of cover-ups by the World Anti-Doping Agency last week. We’re at a crossroads. After a full agenda of updates and thought-filled discussions among all the Board members, I remain convinced of the critical role that WADA plays in promoting and reinforcing a level playing field for all athletes through drug-free sport.
This week, with WADA holding meetings in Colorado Springs, Colo., there have been calls for a broader investigation of all Russian sports. “Any information brought forward to me as a result will allow me to make a considered decision on whether or not to extend the Independent Commission’s mandate”, he added, addressing the Russian angle.
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“We as an anti-doping community have to decide, are we going to be relegated to a toothless bureaucracy or are we going to roll up our sleeves, make tough decisions and validate clean athletes’ decisions to do things the right way”, said Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. “That was disrespectful and showed us they didn’t take us seriously”. Declaring Russia non-compliant is “only words”, Moses said. “WADA’s budget is, I don’t think, large enough to do what it needs to do”.
