President of the International Doping Agency explains why the Russian sports superpower has been suspended for four years. It's a stupid decision "

• Appeal? Russia has been suspended for four years from sporting events

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The doping scandal in Russian sports. The International Sports Anti-Doping Agency announced Monday the suspension of the Russian Empire from all major sports competitions in the coming years. Bottom line, Russian delegations will not be able to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the 2022 World Cup.

Following the suspension, Deputy Chair of the Duma International Affairs Committee (Russian Parliament) Svetlla Zoruba said that "the sentence is likely to be appealed. The decision will be made at a meeting of RUSADA (the Russian Anti-Doping Agency) meeting on December 19. "She added that" I am 100% sure an appeal will be filed because we are committed to protecting our athletes. "

"The flagrant violation of the Russian laws demanded a strong response," explained WADA President Craig Reidy, "for too long the Russian drug has hit clean sports." He said that "Russia was given all the options to rearrange its behavior and join the opponents of doping in global sports - for the benefit of its athletes and for the integrity of the sport, but instead they chose to pursue the path of deception and denial."

It is worth noting that Russia was charged by WADA in reimbursing all $ 100,000 in investigative costs. The International Sports Doping Agency noted that Russia has 21 days to appeal the sentence.

Russian sports minister Pavel Kolbukov. All Russian sports are to blame? // Photo: Reuters

"Our athletes say they are going there not for the Olympic Games and medals, but for forever, to play the Russian anthem and for the Russian flag to be raised," added Russian boxing union secretary Omar Karmelab, who noted that "if the athletes want to fly to Tokyo anyway - I I will charge them. "

At the same time, Caramelb, who also serves as the first vice president of the European Boxing Association, stressed that he has a harsh criticism against WADA. "Their decision is foolish and incomprehensible," said Caramelb. "What is all Russian sports and the country guilty of? The guilt of our union leaders is centered on the fact that we have no representatives on the WAD and the International Olympic Committee. When there are no delegates - the decisions accordingly. He has always been jealous of Russia. "