“What I can say from the anti-doping agency's side is that we have all the athletes who were sent to the Olympic Games, they are fully prepared in accordance with the standards.
People were checked, especially since our agency is of an international level.
It is simultaneously checked by the International Federation.
Our responsibility ends exactly where the training of an athlete ends, ”Bukhanov said.
He stressed that the athlete was tested in accordance with the requirements and recommendations.
“We released him ... Then the sphere of responsibility of the athlete himself begins ... It is clear that in this case any emotions, they have a place to be in any form at such competitions.
They will arise because people, of course.
These are just emotions, "Bukhanov said.
He also added that it is important to be an Olympian emotionally and not react to such things.
“They cannot be judged or responded to.
In this regard, I think that the absolute Olympian reveals himself precisely when he won and at the same time he did not respond to some of these emotional attacks.
It is obvious that the one who said something like that, he himself was a reasonable person and subsequently refuted his words.
These are purely emotions, ”he concluded.
Earlier, American swimmer Ryan Murphy, after the victory of Russian Yevgeny Rylov in the 200 m backstroke at the Olympic Games, suggested that perhaps not everything was clean in the last swim.
Murphy later clarified his words about suspicion of doping among the participants of the swim.
He stated that he spoke in general about doping in swimming.
Two-time Olympic swimming champion Russian Evgeny Rylov said that they discussed the situation with a press conference with American Ryan Murphy and they have no complaints about each other.