Antidoping Russia suspended by WADA – VG

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency was Wednesday suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for breaking company rules.

A unanimous WADA came to the decision Wednesday night after finding out that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has not acted in accordance with the regulations.

Culture Thorhild Widvey sits on the Board of WADA and was in place at the meeting.

– This is an important advance, she says to VG Wednesday night.

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Applies six countries

The suspension takes effect immediately with action. A unanimous majority voted to suspend Russia. The country as long as the sanction shall not be present at WADA meetings.

– cheaters must be put in the pillory. Systematic cheating must be turned down hard. I believe we must be much tougher, says Minister of Culture.

Also laboratories Andorra, Israel, Argentina, Bolivia and Ukraine lost accreditation.

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– A unique opportunity

On Tuesday dordmannen Rune Andersen appointed to lead the so-called verification group that must approve any new Russian anti-doping system. Andersen has lately been special advisor to the Anti-Doping Norway, after many years as director of WADA’s headquarters in Montreal.

– We must not be naive. The unveiling of the conditions in Russia gives us a unique opportunity to be cleaning up. We must avail ourselves of momentum now, says an enthusiastic Widwey by telephone from the United States.

The unveiling she is talking about, is shocking report published earlier this month. Where it was documented how Russian police, governments and anti-doping hunters should have participated in a massive operation to destroy and conceal positive doping tests.

Russia banned from athletics

In the wake of the report, there have been a number of news and current that the Russian anti-doping agency no longer approved by WADA, comes just days after the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) decided to exclude Russia from all athletics indefinitely.

PS: Anti-Doping Norway has recently spent NOK 1.5 million on the training of the Russian antidopingbyåret.