2013 Russian Long Jump World Champion Alexander Menkov spoke about the report of the head of the commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Richard McLaren.
McLaren led the WADA commission to investigate possible violations at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. Subsequently, the report had a negative impact on Russian sports, particularly the participation of many prominent Russian athletes in the summer and winter Olympics that followed.
“I had nothing to fear. Of course, the incomprehensible story with the McLaren report, on the basis of which someone was disqualified and deprived of medals. But my last name did not appear anywhere, but otherwise I am 100% sure of myself: I have never, in any case, been involved in such cases. Although in the end he turned out to be a scapegoat – he was punished for the mistakes of others, quotes RT Menkov.
The All-Russian Athletics Federation (VFLA) was stripped of its World Athletics (formerly IAAF) membership in 2015 due to a doping scandal in Russian athletics, Russian athletes were only allowed to compete after obtaining a neutral status. A task force was created to restore the rights of the ARAF under the leadership of Rune Andersen. On March 23, 2023, the World Athletics Council restored ARAF’s status, but extended the suspension of Russian athletes due to the situation in Ukraine.
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Source : MatchTV
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