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Russia’s bid to avoid sporting ban delayed by weather
The sport’s governing body is scheduled to decide Friday whether to suspend Russian Federation, the first step toward preventing the country from competing on the track at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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He was speaking after an independent commission established by the World Anti-Doping Commission (WADA) accused Russian athletes, aided by officials, of engaging in systematic and widespread doping.
A World Anti-Doping Agency commission report said the London Olympics were “sabotaged” by Russian athletes who should have been banned from competing in the games because of previous suspicious test results.
There were specific recommendations for WADA to declare the WADA-accredited Moscow Laboratory and Russian National Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) non-compliant.
Bach tells reporters in Lausanne, Switzerland, that “the IAAF has informed us they will take the necessary measures”.
‘If we carry it out, let’s shake hands, ‘ he said.
Despite the Kremlin’s dismissive reaction, ARAF assured Coe that it would contact the IAAF “in the very near future” outlining its anti-doping program and “its reaction to the deductions and conclusions” in WADA’s report.
Russian Federation could still face a ban from next year’s Rio 2016 Olympics although the threat receded on Wednesday when International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach admitted the organisation lacked the power to bar the country.
Earlier this week, Grigory Rodchenkov, former Russian anti-doping laboratory chief, was accused of heading the doping cover-up, including purposefully destroying over 1,400 positive test samples and extorting money from athletes.
2 Make the sanctions stick Empower Wada to set its own sanctions, putting sports or even entire countries in “special measures” if necessary and the onus on sports and governments to get their own house in order.
The anti-doping centre was opened in the run-up to Russia’s 2014 Sochi Olympic Games, equipped with state of the art equipment and able to process around 20,000 tests a year.
On Tuesday, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) temporarily removed its accreditation of the Moscow-based Antidoping Center following accusations against Russian Federation of breaching anti-doping regulations.
WADA identified Doctor Sergei Portugalov, former deputy director of the Russian Federal Research Centre of Physical Culture and Sports (VNIIFK), as the mastermind of the scheme, advising athletes on doping, administering injections and helping cover up positive drugs tests.
“Of course this is a hard time for sport, and as sports people we at Fina are shocked and saddened by Wada’s Independent Commission report”, said Fina president Julio Maglione.
The 82-year-old Diack, who has been charged with corruption, “has resigned from his position as an honorary member of the IOC”, said IOC presidency spokesman Mark Adams a day after the IOC had suspended him.
Andrey Baranov, a Russian sports agent who sparked the global investigation into athletics’ doping, called for the sport’s authorities to also look at other countries.
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“The IC conducted numerous interviews and reviewed thousands of documents (and) employed cyber analysis”, the report said.