“Public hearings are a big risk for Russia, because while its position is not convincing enough, it has not arranged for WADA. In this regard, there are reputational risks, public hearings can increase criticism towards Russia, ”quotes Ganus TASS.
He noted that Russia is already under fire.
“It is important how the position of the representatives of our side will look like, how they will justify it. If critically unsatisfactory, then the whole world will know about it. I sincerely hope that things will go away with minimal risks, ”added the head of RUSADA.
On December 9, 2019, the WADA Executive Committee recognized RUSADA as inadequate to the World Anti-Doping Code and suspended Russia from international competitions for four years, and also forbade it from holding international tournaments. In addition, it was recommended that Russian athletes participate in competitions only in neutral status.
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.
On December 19, the RUSADA Supervisory Board decided to disagree with WADA sanctions. It was approved on December 24 by the general meeting of members of the organization and will entail proceedings in the CAS.
Earlier it was reported that the head of USADA advocated a public hearing at the CAS in the case of WADA and RUSADA.