“If we take into account the whole history of the CAS, we must remember that this process was initiated by WADA. The agency will have to provide solid evidence on the technical part, which should be understood by technical experts and international experts. Almost all hearings in CAS are held behind closed doors, this is a common practice. However, our foreign opponents on the process in the CAS constantly and metered throw in information related to this case, which in any case puts pressure on the arbitrators, ”Pozdnyakov said in an interview with RBC.
On December 9, 2019, the WADA executive committee suspended Russia from participating in international competitions for four years for manipulating the database of the Moscow laboratory.
Earlier, Pozdnyakov called Ovechkin the most underrated athlete in history.