Athletistic / Others. Olympic speed skating champion and now a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Svetlana Zhurova spoke about the doping scandal breaking out in Spain. Earlier, Relevo reported that the Spanish Anti-Doping Agency (CELAD) hid positive doping tests of local athletes and failed to investigate.

“We’ll see what the reaction is. We can’t control them, we’ve always said that. But everyone is trying to get by as best they can, even if WADA seems to be trying to be independent. And then the scandals. come out. As for us, we are now ahead of the others, “even if they continue to blame us. Let them now take care of the Spanish and everyone else. There will be other stories like this and apart from the Spanish one, nothing can be hidden anymore,” TASS quotes Zhurova.

Relevo: “The Spanish Anti-Doping Agency hid positive samples from athletes for five years”

From 2017 to 2022, CELAD allegedly used all kinds of methods to avoid disciplinary proceedings against Spanish athletes following positive doping tests.

In some cases, no investigation was opened. For example, track and field athlete Patrick Chinedu Ike tested positive for banned substances. Information about this appeared in the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) system. However, no investigation has been opened.


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