Russia Doping issue Watching deliberations of related organizations Olympic minister November 8, 13:48
In connection with the suspicion that the Russian Ministry of Sports has altered the specimen data of athletes due to organized doping issues, the minister in charge of the Hashimoto Olympic and Paralympic Games has decided that Russia will participate in the Tokyo Games next year. First, he expressed his thoughts to pay close attention to the deliberations of related organizations.
Regarding Russia's systematic doping problem, there is a suspicion that the Russian Ministry of Sport submitted data to the World Anti-Doping Organization that the sample data of the players was altered, and Russia will It has been pointed out that the country may not be able to participate.
Regarding this, the minister in charge of the Hashimoto Olympics and Paralympics said at the press conference after the cabinet meeting, “I know that there was a problem with data inconsistencies, but whether Russia will participate in next year's Tokyo Games is official. I would like to keep an eye on the deliberation of the World Anti-Doping Organization ”.
After that, he said, “The Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics must be a clean tournament. The most important thing is to create an environment where players can do everything in a fair and fair manner.” He expressed his thoughts on improving the environment to prevent fraud.