Continental Hockey League (KHL) president Alexei Morozov said the league is trying to speed up the trial of Tolpar MHC players and staff and is awaiting a decision from the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA).
RUSADA conducts an inspection against the staff of CMH “Tolpar” on the fact of detection of doping among the hockey players of the team.
– Seven people from the “Crowd” were arrested for doping. What will happen to them?
— We are awaiting RUSADA’s decision. We know what’s going on there. All other players passed the tests and found no doping. RUSADA understands that she cannot make a decision quickly. At this time, players who test positive cannot play. We try to speed up the process, to understand what awaits the guys.
– Have you thought about how to punish the person from Tolpar who gave them doping?
— RUSADA is investigating. Guilt must be proven. Sanctions will inevitably follow. The guys are young, the whole career is ahead of them, ”reports the correspondent of in the words of Morozov.
Earlier, on the Baza Telegram channel, information appeared that seven Tolpar players, who are part of Salavat Yulaev’s structure, accused physical trainer Igor Zagretdinov of forcing them to dope. It is noteworthy that Zagretdinov had a conflict with team doctor Artem Taran due to the fact that the coach allegedly gave the athletes a large amount of supplements and medications.
Source : MatchTV
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