“I plan to meet with representatives of WADA and RUSADA, and in the near future. It is necessary to coordinate activities, ”Izvestia quoted Matytsina as saying.

According to him, he has experience working with WADA, the IOC and other international organizations as president of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and is open to dialogue.

Earlier, Vyacheslav Fetisov said that Matytsin as Minister of Sports would require professionalism and communication skills.