Athletistic/Others. Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports Dmitry Svishchev believed that it was time for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to stop paying special attention to Russia and to be interested in other countries.

“WADA continues to tell horror stories about Russia. However, the special vigilance and fears associated with Russian sports have long lost their relevance. WADA probably needs to maintain its existence and justify the budgets allocated by countries. It will be interesting to see the results of the sensational investigations that Mr. Banka promises. We have seen situations with anti-doping agencies in Spain, we also hear about doping problems in other countries. However, we do not we do not see the same activity and determination as in the case of our country. At the same time, we note that RUSADA continues to actively work and control athletes, despite various restrictions, ”Svishchev was quoted as saying by the TASS agency.

Earlier, WADA head Witold Banka said that the agency’s leadership remains skeptical about the Russian anti-doping system.

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