Svensk antidoping i upprop med bön till WADA

Ledarna från de 16 största nationella antidopingorganisationerna, inklusive Svensk Antidoping, har i dag uppmanat World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), att ta en stark hållning mot Ryssland.

Ryssland har inte har givit WADA tillgång till databasen från Moskvas dopinglaboratorium innan tidsfristen som var 31 december 2018. Vilket var ett av de villkor som WADA fastställde i september 2018 när det erkände den ryska antidopingbyrån (RUSADA) igen efter tre års avstängning på grund av ryska dopingbrott.

Gruppen av företrädare för de nationella antidopingorganisationerna uppmanar WADA att omedelbart sammankalla till ett möte i Compliance Review Committee och förklara RUSADA ”non-compliant” tills alla villkor är uppfyllda i sin helhet. Det innebär att WADA uppmanas att dra tillbaka sitt erkännande av RUSADA.

- Vi tycker det är oerhört viktigt att WADA nu visar en stark och avgörande åtgärd för att dopingreglerna skall vara de samma för alla idrottare och alla nationer. Det är nödvändigt för att det globala antidopingarbetet ska ha ett högt förtroende. Det är det enda sättet vi kan visa de rena idrottarna att de tävlar i ett rättvist och jämställt fält, säger Christine Helle, Chef Svensk Antidoping.

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Statement from National Anti-Doping Organisations on Russia Compliance Deadline

January 2nd, 2019
NADO Leaders acknowledge the January 1, 2019 Release from WADA outlining the current status of the management of anti-doping compliance matters in Russia.

With a view to its 31 December 2018 deadline for Russia to provide the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) with the critical LIMS data from the Moscow Laboratory, the anti-doping world fully expects a decisive response in support of the clean athletes of the world. After more than three years of review, indecision and compromise in response to the worst doping scandal in the history of sport, the time has come to demonstrate that no individual nor nation is exempt from compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code.

On 20 September 2018 the WADA Executive Committee created an opportunity by providing a new opportunity for Russia to demonstrate interest in protecting the rights of clean athletes and a willingness to play by the rules. Russia has failed to meet its obligations. Therefore, we now call on WADA to stand firm, enforce the missed deadline and move without delay towards a decision in this matter. Recognizing WADA had previously scheduled a Compliance Review Committee meeting on January 14-15, 2019, NADO Leaders now call on WADA to acknowledge the gravity of this missed deadline and call for an immediate review and recommendation from the CRC.

We recognise RUSADA has been working with WADA in an effort to resolve these issues, but the conditions agreed on 20 September 2018 were unequivocal and without the data there can be only one outcome. The importance of this situation does not warrant providing a further two weeks for Russia to comply. With the interest of clean sport hanging in the balance, WADA must call for CRC to convene and consider this matter without further delay.

In October 2018 NADO Leaders signalled our steadfast commitment to the global athlete community in support of clean sport. Today, that commitment is stronger than ever, and that is why we believe Russia must be held accountable for its continuing failure to comply. A return to international sport should only be considered for Russia once full confidence in a clean Russian sporting culture is restored – in other words, only once WADA has received and verified the electronic LIMS data as well as access to the samples in the Moscow Laboratory.

NADO Leaders implore WADA to use its full authority and resources to expedite this matter.

This Statement is supported by the National Anti-Doping Organisations of: Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Sweden, and USA