Rodchenkov lawyer criticizes CAS ruling: “Encourages fraudsters”

New York (SID) Grigory Rodchenkov's lawyer Jim Walden has sharply criticized the ruling of the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the Russia cases. On Thursday, the CAS overturned the life sentences imposed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 28 Russian athletes. "With this body's unfortunate decision, some athletes will receive a light penalty while others will be spared entirely. The CAS decision encourages cheaters to make it harder for clean athletes and invites the corrupt Russian doping system and Putin to further unlawful victories," the New York lawyer told the SID. Walden explained that Rodchenkov “testified fully” at the hearing. His explanations were confirmed by forensic evidence, statements from other whistleblowers and the secret database of the Moscow laboratory. “1000 dirty tricks” came to light that were “covered up,” said Walden. The IOC banned 43 Russian athletes for life for violating anti-doping guidelines at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. 42 of them went before the CAS. The Court overturned the bans in 28 cases, and in eleven other cases the athletes' objections were partially confirmed. Three cases are still being treated. The whistleblower Rodchenkov, who fled to the USA, headed the Moscow doping control laboratory for years and was the mastermind of the doping scandal surrounding the Winter Games in Sochi. After his momentous revelations, Rodchenkov is in FBI witness protection in the USA and fears for his life.

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Rodchenkov lawyer criticizes CAS ruling: “Encourages fraudsters”

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