russian runner Elena Sedova expressed dissatisfaction with the work of officers of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) at the international marathon “Europe-Asia” at a distance of 21 kilometers, where she became the first.
– The Russian Cup is in your pocket, but getting home is not so easy. The anti-doping service, who had come to take samples from the participants of the half-marathon, was waiting for us at the finish of the marathon distance. Naturally, none of the participants from the starting town were already there (it was hot outside, everyone was hungry).
Winners attended all official proceedings, officers did not approach anyone. Where is the logic, you ask, that’s what I don’t understand.
They took me out of Shashlykoff. From lunch I had a salad and 0.5 dark beer. The flight was in 3.5 hours. Naturally, things are not collected, I did not have time to go to the shower. I asked the officers to take a sample on the spot, but they almost yelled at me, called the chef and said I refused to take control. Normal status? Not!
But the bottom line is this: the athlete is always to blame. Even if RUSADA itself made a mistake and did not inform the athlete after the finish, or at least at the award ceremony.
Everything ended successfully, I passed the checkpoint, hurriedly stuffed things into my backpack and managed to run into the shower. Only hungry.
And the most juice: I arrive at the airport, I go to the dashboard and then they write that the flight is delayed for two hours, ”Sedova wrote on her Telegram channel.
Source : MatchTV
