The debt of the Russian side amounts to 1.267 million dollars. At the same time, Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin spoke of his intention to contribute in full.
US anti-doping agency accuses WADA of hiding positive samples from Chinese swimmers
“Given the words of Veronika Loginova (head of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency) that foreign laboratories refuse to work with tournaments organized in Russia, it must be said that there is political pressure on our sport.
For example, we have been struggling for several months with our contribution to the AMA – either the account is wrong, or the money is dirty, or something else. Each time, a new reason is sought. We must follow the interests of our country and not be guided by these hostile countries,” said Russian Sports Minister Andrei Fedorov, quoted by Match TV.
Source: Sport
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