RUSADA boss: “Penalties inevitable”

“Overall, there are a lot of things that are wrong – and sports officials have to be replaced in many places,” said Ganus. In Russia, the “culture, the worldview” must change so that the fight against doping is seen as worthwhile. “We need profound reforms,” emphasized Ganus. It remains to be seen whether the RUSAF athletics association is able to do this. A new leadership will be elected there after the resignation of association head Dmitri Shlyakhtin. The structures should also be renewed. However, Ganus does not expect rapid changes in how the issue of doping is dealt with. “It will probably take another generation.”

New penalties against Russia Ganus also expects the Executive Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency to impose new penalties against Russia on December 9th in Lausanne. “The penalties are probably inevitable,” he said. There was clearly manipulation of old laboratory data. However, RUSADA has nothing to do with it. “But I hope that in the event of a new ban against Russia, the athletes will not have to suffer. They are hostage to mistakes made by sports officials in this country,” emphasized Ganus. As before, athletes should at least be allowed to compete under a neutral flag “so that they don’t pay for other people’s mistakes.”

According to his statement, RUSADA has completely renewed itself since Ganus took office. It therefore only uses internationally recognized laboratories abroad for doping tests. The authority is no longer supported by the Ministry of Sport, but now by the Ministry of Finance. Little support The RUSADA boss also criticized a lack of political support in Russia for the reforms. This damages the country's reputation. “If I were an enemy of Russia, I would act in the same way as these people who are using fraud to tarnish the reputation of the proud sporting nation,” he said.

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RUSADA boss: “Penalties inevitable”

The head of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), Yuri Ganus, has called for far-reaching reforms in Moscow's sports policy in view of the threat of new sanctions against his country.

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