The IOC invites us not to race more in Russia. Earthquake in winter sports?

Quattro campioni olimpici russi di Sochi 2014 avrebbero usato steroidi
Photo information

Getty Images

Olympic GamesOlympics - Doping

The IOC invites us not to race more in Russia. Earthquake in winter sports?

Yesterday the IOC issued a press release in relation to McLaren's report commissioned by Wada. Because of the heavy doping allegations was launched to Russia, including in relation to the Olympic Games in Sochi 2014, the International Olympic Committee has asked to take a position that is likely to create an earthquake in different disciplines.

From that relationship it emerged three key conclusions: 1) The anti-doping laboratory in Moscow was working to protect Russian athletes doped, set within a system directly linked to the State described as "The methodology of the positive disappearance". 2) In the anti-doping laboratory in Sochi it was practiced a singular method of exchange of samples in order to allow Russian doped athletes to compete in the Olympic Games of 2014. 3) The Ministry of the Russian sports directed, controlled and supervised the handling of the doping test results or the exchange of samples, with the active involvement of the secret services in both the laboratory and in Moscow to Sochi. Just virt & ugrave; of what would happen during Sochi 2014 (conditional & egrave; the 'obligation, since & eacute; by the time it comes to charges and not even proven facts), the IOC - between the concepts expressed in the press release yesterday - wrote: "because of the detailed reports of manipulation of the samples during the Olympic Games in Sochi 2014, the IOC calls on all international winter sports federations to freeze the preparation of the main events in Russia (such as World Cup events of the World Cup and other competitions significant International) under their responsibility & agrave ;, inviting organizers to seek alternative. " In other words, the International Olympic Committee
© ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
2
Social media engagement