“The real goal of WADA is to access the lab and data. If they are retrieved a few days later, it will not be the end of the world, ”Pound quotes AFP.
In his opinion, at the moment, experts need to focus on the information received and check it for possible changes. After that, it is worthwhile to calculate the cases of doping violations, which must be accompanied by disciplinary processes.
“It seems that access to the laboratory has now been received. Probably, the process of studying the data will take one or two months, because you will need to study 9000 samples, ”said the former head of the organization.
He added that the decision to restore the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) was taken to achieve progress in the situation with doping in Russian sport.
“Up to this point no one moved from the spot. If it turns out that 50-100 athletes used doping, then we will have to close this chapter as well, ”Pound concluded.
WADA experts did not have time before December 31 to extract all data from the Moscow laboratory due to the fact that the delegation’s equipment must be certified in accordance with Russian legislation.
On January 10, the experts were able to start retrieving the laboratory data.
Earlier in the WADA they said they did not know when the experts would complete the work on extracting the database of the Moscow laboratory.