Browser "SE" - the evolution of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Today will be a report on the results of investigations into the allegations against Russia in doping fraud during the Olympic Games in Sochi.
REPORT WADA. As the accused RUSSIA
Elena Vaytsehovsky
Champion in the sport always one. The rest - the losers. In this formulation, if we ignore the details, it fits perfectly all that is happening around the Russian team. We lost, no matter what decision will come as a result of the International Olympic Committee and numerous courts, which are already occupied, or to be engaged in the near future analysis of private Russian cases. Reputational loss is already global, time lost pass got a lot of athletes and coaches, most of which are in no way to blame. But all this is, unfortunately, particularly to discuss that - like shaking his fists after the fight.
The very situation in which the sport is closely intertwined with the politics, but the evidence base is moved to the background, is not new: in the role of the same loser 18 years ago was one of the greatest sports leaders in the history of Olympic sports Juan Antonio Samaranch. In 1998, he publicly stated that the list of banned doping agents in sport should be revised towards reduction, and that in his opinion the fight against doping is being absolutely not the methods and means.
The reason for such a statement has served doping scandal at the "Tour de France". By and large, on the race it was just a tragic coincidence. In France, doping agents are equated to drugs are illegal. Accordingly, the country's intelligence agencies simply carried out an ambitious anti-drug operation, in conjunction with it (unsurprisingly) to the most significant sporting event, which attracted worldwide attention. In anticipation of the awards, bonuses, promotions and other benefits, sport it was generally a side, as opposed to those who invested in the race hundreds of millions of dollars, of course, I was not going to tolerate a situation in which benefit not those who are stronger, but those who were not searched.
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"World Anti-Doping Agency imperceptibly, and have long been turned into a special service, acting according to the unwritten laws of all the intelligence agencies of the world." Photos REUTERS
Today. Toronto. Richard McLaren.
Richard McLaren: "The RUSSIAN me nobody invites"
Could Samaranch did not realize that in the same situation at any time can be any sporting event? Surely he knew it. Therefore I decided to no loss of time to convene a special session of the IOC with a view to review the whole concept of the fight against doping in elite sport.
But the president then nothing happened. It is very time there was the famous "case of bribery" among the members of the IOC and Samaranch simply silenced.
All that is happening now - a logical continuation of a long-standing trend. By virtue of its signature Olympic sport - is too tempting playground, so she did not use to solve a variety of problems. OII? Throw! World Anti-Doping Agency imperceptibly, and have long been turned into a special service, acting according to the unwritten laws of all the intelligence agencies of the world.
The paradox is that no intelligence agency is not interested in the total eradication of the enemy. The main interest of such groups - in a continuous and preferably as a long-term struggle, as it is - and budgets, and the rewards, and the prospect, but also - the ability to lead a very interesting and good life even at the level of ordinary couriers tubes business urine class around the globe.
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"Instead, the world has been a month that should not be for sports, as such, anticipating its culmination in Rio, and the actions of WADA - them play." Photos REUTERS
Monday. Toronto. Richard McLaren and his 97-page report.
REPORT McLaren. ALL THE MOST IMPORTANT
A characteristic fact is that during the existence of the Agency against its actions, despite the divisiveness and the imperfection of the procedures used, not made, no international sports federation. A more expensive - blame that supported those who do not clean the hands. Although it is becoming increasingly clear: the only working scheme of interaction of special services and the authority that created it for their own purposes, may be in total control by the "creators". Otherwise, special service just gets out of control and begins to work exclusively on themselves and their own interests.
That is what is happening with WADA. The agency is free to decide what counts as proof of guilt, itself determined by the weight and reliability of sources of information, not considering it necessary to give someone else the evidence, and on these grounds is taken to give the public the recommendations of the IOC and international sports federations: one to remove, who allowed a who is covered by the principle of collective responsibility. In other words, instead, it begins to determine what these ideals must be to fight for the ideals of the Olympic light in accordance with the Olympic Charter.
This, you will agree, is not a sport, not medicine or law, but a completely different game, like WADA leaders do not disowned it. It's just that Samaranch had the courage to even raise the issue. Will it have the courage to current sports managers?
IOC President Thomas Bach now really not to be envied. Anyone on the highest position of sports, and especially the one who himself became an Olympic champion and knows the price of this title, probably dreaming about how to pick up the sport to even greater heights, make it important and popular. Instead, the world has been a month that should not be for sports, as such, anticipating its culmination in Rio, and the actions of WADA - their game.
But what this game is happening around Russia, it does not mean that tomorrow will not change of scenery.
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