"A lot of tampering" Russian athlete's doping specimen data Nov. 5 6:09

Regarding the systematic doping problem in the Russian sports world, the RUSADA = Russian Anti-Doping Agency chairman responded to NHK's sole interview, and the Russian side said that “there was falsification” regarding the player data submitted for qualification recovery. In this situation, he expressed his view that there is a high possibility that Russia will not be able to participate in the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year.

RUSADA Chairman Yuri Ganus interviewed NHK in Poland where the WADA = World Anti-Doping Organization meeting was held on the 4th.

RUSADA was declared an "inappropriate organization" by WADA after Russia's systematic doping problem came to light in 2014, and was virtually suspended. Inspection activity resumed.

However, the president of Ganus, who assumed the post of renewal of RUSADA, said that the data from athletes submitted by the Russian Sports Ministry as a condition for resuming were obtained from WADA as “Thousands of tampered alterations” There was. "

And, “RUSADA has no authority to access data”, pointing out that the responsibility for tampering lies with the Ministry of Sports and the investigation committee that kept the data for the investigation of criminal cases, and asks the government for an internal investigation I showed an idea.

WADA is expected to make a decision about the handling of RUSADA within the year based on the submitted data. However, if the activity is suspended again, the Russian team may not be able to participate in the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

President Ganus said, “It has been five years since we entered a crisis situation, and the crisis is deepening. Russia is likely to be unable to bring the national flag to Tokyo.” .

Yuri Ganus, President

Yuri Ganus, President of RUSADA = Russian Anti-Doping Organization, was 55 years old, born in the former Soviet Union. After teaching business administration at a university in Moscow, I was appointed as the president of RUSADA in 2017 after purchasing management skills and serving as an executive of a large domestic company.

The actual state of Russia's state-wide doping and concealment was clarified by whistleblowing and was certified by the WADA = World Anti-Doping Organization in 2015, but the Putin administration is still Does not admit.

President Ganus is the head of RUSADA, working with WADA on the eradication of doping, and clearly stands out from the Russian Ministry of Sports and security agencies that have been recognized as involved in doping.

What is the Russian doping problem?

This problem began in 2014 when Russian track and field athletes testified systematic allegations of doping on a German public broadcast.

While the International Athletic Federation, WADA, and the World Anti-Doping Organization are conducting research, in August 2015, German public broadcasters independently obtained and analyzed blood data of athletes collected by the International Athletic Federation. 2001 More than 80% of land medals won by Russia between 2012 and 2012 were attributed to athletes suspected of doping, attracting worldwide attention for unprecedented large-scale drug allegations.

In November 2015, WADA recognized a systematic doping in Russia, such as that the director of a laboratory in Moscow led the doping and deliberately destroyed the specimen. Made the Russian Anti-Doping Organization ineligible.

Furthermore, in July 2016, he pointed out that the Russian Ministry of Sports was involved in the Sochi Olympics, and that doping and concealment led by the state were performed.

As a result, over 100 people, mainly on land, were excluded from the team at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, and the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics were not allowed to participate in all competitions.

Furthermore, at the Pyongchang Olympics, the Russian team itself was not allowed to participate, and those who met the strict requirements were not allowed to participate in the Paralympic Games.

WADA reaffirmed RUSADA's eligibility in September last year and made a decision to reinstate it, providing all data for athletes stored at the Moscow inspector where the cover-up was done I put a condition such as that.

The Russian side provided data in January when requested, but it was found that there was a discrepancy with the data obtained from the information provider as WADA scrutinized it, and the possibility of falsification We are embarking on a survey again as there is.

WADA says that if it finds tampering with the data, it will take a strict stance, such as disqualifying it again.