“The All-Russian Athletics Federation gets a chance to restore membership in the International Association of Athletics Federations.
To do this, it was necessary to fine-tune the methodology for doping control.
At the state level, we have always opposed the use of doping in sports.
And the fact that the athletics federation has managed to introduce control mechanisms that meet the most stringent requirements does honor to its leadership, ”said Paikin RT.
He also noted that the restoration of Russian athletes in the international association does not mean their return to world sport.
According to him, international and all-Russian competitions and tournaments should be prepared already now, especially since there are serious rivals for Russians in athletics in Asian countries.
Earlier, the acting president of the ARAF, Irina Privalova, reacted to the possible restoration of membership in World Athletics.