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According to the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, about four out of ten Swedes believe that in Norway there was a doping system. For the & rsquo; accuracy, l & rsquo; 8% of those surveyed, a specific question, replied that such a system exists & ldquo; & rdquo ;, definitely 33% & ldquo; likely & rdquo ;. Only 5% chose the & rsquo; option & ldquo; & rdquo ;, certainly not compared with a 35% to & ldquo; probably not & rdquo; and a 19% undecided.
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The same survey also asked for an opinion on the case of Therese Johaug: 40% consider that the Norwegian has intentionally doped; 23% & egrave; He convinced no; 37% claims to be undecided.
Research has obviously a modest value, especially in the absence of details on the selection of the sample, and certainly the results are influenced by the blatant faziosit & agrave; with which the means of Swedish media have reported the story. The data can memorize options in any case it is considered symptomatic of the general attitude of suspicion and distrust of the Norwegian team.
& Ldquo; & Egrave; sad to read these numbers & rdquo ;, commented Niklas Dyrhaug. This was echoed by Finn Haagen Krogh: & ldquo; & Egrave; an unpleasant situation. & Egrave; stressful to know to be constantly under suspicion & rdquo ;.
Even the three-time world champion Anette B ø and expressed concern for the changed perception all & rsquo; 's Norwegian movement: & ldquo; The reputation that we have long enjoyed & egrave; It has been ripped apart. In the eyes of foreigners, now we are a country of doping & rdquo ;.
The general secretary of the Norwegian federation, Stein Opsal, has admitted that the fame of the team received & ldquo; & rdquo ;, a blow and it will take time and effort to rebuild the credibility & agrave; of a time.
Precisely in this regard must be placed statements like those of the same Krogh and Eirik Brandsdal, which called for an increase in the frequency of checks. From the Norwegian anti-doping agency, Anders Solheim, however, indicated that the & rsquo; current regime, which provides for spot checks at variable intervals and therefore unpredictable, combined with the biological passport, & egrave; gi & agrave; considered satisfactory.
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