Russia became the first country in the history of sport, whose team athletics were forbidden to participate in the Olympic games because of doping unprecedented decision, which will increase tensions between Moscow and the West.
Last Friday, the international Association of athletics federations (IAAF) announced that Russian athletes can’t participate in the Olympic games, which will be held in August in Rio de Janeiro, as Moscow could not give a guarantee that athletes will not use illegal drugs.
The IAAF has suspended Russian athletes from international games in November following an investigation by the world anti-doping Agency (WADA), which found that athletes taking prohibited drugs, and sports officials hide it. WADA has also banned by the Russian anti-doping Agency RUSADA to carry out its oversight function.
The IAAF Council chaired by President Sebastian CoE made its decision in accordance with the recommendations of a five-man team led by Norwegian rune Andersen.
Speaking at a press conference, CoE said that “the Russian athletes could not reliably return to international competition, without undermining the confidence of their competitors.”
However, the IAAF will allow some of the Russian athletes to participate in Rio, agreeing that “the athletes who can clearly and convincingly prove that Russian is not tainted system” it will be possible to participate in athletics.
Andersen called it a “tiny crack in the door only for those athletes who trained and passed the appropriate check outside of Russia.
The Russian government went into a rage because of doping allegations, stating that this scandal is part of the Western campaign against the country. The Russian Ministry of sport announced “extreme disappointment” by the decision of the IAAF and I would like to appeal to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Earlier that day, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the international community against attacks on his country for his sporting misdemeanours.
— If someone tries to politicize this, that is a big mistake, ” Putin said at an economic conference ahead of the IAAF decision.
Answering the question of journalists whether the ban by the IAAF political, CoE said: “the Decision was taken unanimously. Politics don’t belong here”.
IOC, which owns all rights to the Olympic games, I will Express my opinion about the Russian involvement in the Rio on Tuesday.
Figure skater Irina Rodnina, former Olympic champion and now a Russian MP wrote on Twitter: “all is not lost, there is hope. They play on our nerves, to view our response.”
High jumper Yelena Isinbayeva, two-time Olympic champion, which was not in the number caught doping athletes, said he will appeal to the European court of human rights. Other athletes expected to appeal to the court of arbitration for Sport.
The Minister of sport Vitaly Mutko, previously persuaded Lord CoE to remove the initial ban, and said that Moscow did everything to an independent Commission IAAF has allowed us to recover” to international competition.
But his statement contrasts sharply with the results published this week report vada, which says that even after the November ban by the IAAF, the Russian athletes still do not respect the rules regarding prohibited substances.
It details what happened over the last eight months of the incident, as Russian athletes tried to bribe doping officers or evaded the test, while the staff of the Federal security service (FSB) was threatening international staff of the anti-doping Agency’s deportation.
— Samples do not go to international organizations. They go to other countries to Lausanne or somewhere else. We can neither receive, nor to test them, the report says.
Last month, the former head of the journalist Grigory Rodchenkov told The New York Times that Russia is systematically avoided doping investigation during the winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014 due to the FSB. Putin’s press Secretary Dmitry Peskov flatly denied these accusations.
The Russian President said that doping is not only a Russian problem, and is global in nature.
We have never supported the violation in the sport at the state level, and never will, ” he said.
Lord CoE has come under pressure and has taken a tough stance against Russian athletes after allegations that might have misled the British Parliament when he told MPs that he did not know about specific allegations relating to doping in Russia.
On Thursday, the BBC reported that he e mailed a letter with attachments which was reported about corruption, extortion and bribery on the part of Russian sportsmen at the London Olympics 2012.
Recall that Lord CoE was elected President of the organization in August of last year. Was previously a member of the Council of the IAAF and Vice-President.
The IAAF reported that the CoE has not reviewed these attachments and sent them to “the ethics Commission that deals with the study of such questions, and after the verdict”.
Last Friday, the administration of the state of Rio de Janeiro declared a financial emergency and finding the necessary funds in order to close the gap in their finances.
Acting President of Brazil Michel Temer declared that the Federal government will close any gaps in state funding of the Olympic games.
Finance Rio steadily fade away due to the economic downturn in Brazil and its dependence on the oil and gas industry, which has suffered from low prices and scandal against state oil company Petrobras.
Was also deferred some state-funded necessary for the Olympic games projects, such as the expansion of the city metro.
— State of public calamity decreases due to the severe financial crisis in the state of Rio de Janeiro, which prevents the observance of the commitments made in the implementation of the Olympic and Paralympic games in Rio 2016, said in a statement.
However, despite the promise of Temer, Amnesty International warned that the social and security should not be jeopardized due to lack of funding.
— The decision to cut back on social services and security ahead of the Olympic games in Rio, not only shocking, but is an incredible concern, especially given the extremely bad situation in the state when it comes to murder. That Rio needs more investment, which will go to the security service, whose staff should be well trained and deployed throughout the state to prevent human rights abuses, we have reported for many years, ” said Atila Roque, head of the Brazilian branch of Amnesty International.
