Wada-vice president Linda Hofstad Helleland do not believe that the punishment for Russia is hard enough.
Linda Hofstad Helleland, who is the outgoing vice-president of The world anti-doping agency (Wada), is not satisfied with the punishment at four years of exclusion for Russia.
She wanted a harder punishment, which, among others, had ensured that no russians could participate under the neutral flag at the summer OLYMPICS in Tokyo in 2020 and the winter OLYMPICS in Beijing in 2022.
– I am not satisfied with the decision we have taken. But it was so far we could go.
– Wadas decision means that we can experience hundreds of Russian practitioners both in Tokyo and in Beijing.
– It is not any punishment or reaction, which stings in any way, says Helleland, according to the Norwegian news agency NTB.
She would have seen that all the russians had been expelled from the OLYMPICS and other sporting events.
– such An exclusion could have led the Russian leadership to realize the seriousness of the mess they have created for themselves and for their athletes, says Helleland.
This is in contrast to a statement from Wada president Craig Reedie, who seems extremely pleased with Monday’s decision.
– The executive committee strong decision shows Wadas determination to act resolutely in relation to the Russian dopingkrise, says Reedie to the Wadas website.
Wada president calls it “meaningful sanctions” and a “robust response” to Russia’s breach of these anti-doping rules.
Russia has got all the chances to get the order of things and for cooperation with the global antidopingbevægelse for the benefit of its own athletes and for the integrity of the sport.
But Russia instead chose to continue to manipulate and deny. As a result of it has the Wada the answer to the hardest possible manner.
– at the same time, we protect the rights of the Russian athletes, who can prove that they have not been involved or had the benefit of the imposture, explains Reedie.
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