“Of course, the Olympic Games are everything for athletes. The guys get ready, go to them. This is a matter of their whole life. Therefore, a very unfair decision, ”said Povetkin.
On December 9, the WADA executive committee suspended Russia from international competitions for four years, and also forbade it from holding international tournaments. In addition, the participation of Russian athletes in competitions only in neutral status was recommended.
This is due to the identification of intentional changes in the data of the Moscow laboratory, the transfer of which in its original form was one of the key conditions for restoring RUSADA compliance status with the World Anti-Doping Code.
Earlier it was reported that the head of the ROC answered the question about the possible name of the team of neutral Russian athletes.