Doping, Putin: in Russia the controls did not work, soon a new system

2019-12-09T11:07:39.661Z

The doping control system in Russia "did not work" and this "is our fault". Thus Vladimir Putin, quoted by Tass. "We - he added - must take into account the work of the independent commission (that of McLaren, ed) and the demands of Wada, because we must recognize that we have obviously proven cases of doping and this is absolutely not permissible". "We are about to set up a new anti-doping system, entrusted to an independent body established at the Moscow State University". Thus Vladimir Putin. "A laboratory equipped with modern equipment and equipped with the best staff will be set up - he says - Putin then expressed the hope that "with the help of Russian and foreign experts, an effective anti-doping system will be set up. I expect the Commission led by Vitaly Smirnov to continue with its monitoring activities: everything must be done to ensure that our young athletes should not face problems of doping. We will do everything possible to build meaningful cooperation with our interlocutors, including Wada (World Anti-Doping Agency, ed.) and the International Olympic Committee ". "I want to say it again: there has never been and I hope that there will never be any state doping system. On the contrary, there will only be the fight against doping." Thus Vladimir Putin at a meeting on the preparations for the Krasnoyarsk Universiade in 2019. Interfax reported. "As for the complaints presented on alleged signs of tampering found on some test samples - he added - we do not understand the meaning, because there were no complaints when we presented those samples for testing. In case of disputes "These should have been indicated in the relevant reports. But none of this happened. Therefore," Putin concluded, "it means that the samples have been stored somewhere and we cannot be held responsible for storage."