iNado and WADA criticize IOC in its dealings with Russia

Munich (SID) The Association of Leading National Anti-Doping Agencies (iNado) has criticized the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to soon lift sanctions against Russia. This is “another short-lived deal,” iNado said in a statement. The IOC's handling of the issue has developed from "bad" to "worse". The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) also views the IOC course with skepticism. It must be “clarified,” WADA said, “that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency RUSADA continues to fail to comply with the World Anti-Doping Code.” At the end of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, IOC President Thomas Bach announced that the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) would soon be reinstated. "The sanction will be lifted as soon as it is clear that there will be no further doping cases from Pyeongchang," said Bach: "A further decision by the IOC is not necessary." Curler Alexander Krushelnitsky and bobsledder Nadezhda Sergeyeva tested positive during the games. The Russian athletes entered the stadium at the closing ceremony under the neutral Olympic flag. It is "obvious that the decision was made for pragmatic reasons and not for principled considerations," said the iNado statement. The IOC is the only organization “that can influence a change in Russia”. However, some of the IOC's decisions have made it clear "that the interests of clean athletes are not a priority."

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iNado and WADA criticize IOC in its dealings with Russia

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