Vfla doping scandal

In 2014-2015, there was a doping scandal related to the Center for Olympic Walking Training in Saransk , following which the head of the Center, Viktor Kolesnikov, was disqualified and head coach of walkers Viktor Chegin resigned , a number of athletes were disqualified from RUSADA ( Sergey Kirdyapkin , Olga Kaniskina , Sergey Bakulin , Valery Borchin and Vladimir Kanaykin ) ^[5] .

On January 30, 2015, RUSADA disqualified the winner of the 2012 Olympics, Julia Zaripova and the all-around Tatyana Chernova, for doping . As a result of these scandals, on February 17, 2015, President Valentin Balakhnichev, who headed the VFLA, resigned ^[6] .

On December 3, 2014, the German television channel Das Erste ( ARD ) released a documentary investigation entitled “Top Doping Secrets: How Russia Produces its Winners” (Geheimsache Doping - Wie Russland seine Sieger macht). The main informants were RUSADA's former chief specialist Vitaly Stepanov and his wife Yulia Stepanova (Rusanova) , who was disqualified in 2013 for using doping ^[7] . Julia Stepanova spoke about the substitution of doping tests in Russian athletics. In the same program, the Russian runner Lilia Shobukhova spoke about how she bribed VFLA officials to participate in the Olympic Games despite violations of the anti-doping blood passport . ^{[8] [9]}

In June 2015, WADA published statistics on cases of doping violations by country ^[10] . According to data for 2013 (the year after the Olympics in London), Russia ranked second (after Turkey) in terms of disclosed violations ^[11] . As a result of the violations discovered, the IOC stripped the Olympic medals of seven Russian athletes ^[11] .

An independent commission investigating the use of doping in Russia based on materials from the German television channel ARD was created by WADA in early 2015 on the advice of several national organizations ^[12] . The commission consisted of three people: the former president of WADA (1999-2007), a member of the IOC since 1978 and the former vice president of the IOC, Canadian Dick Pound (chairman of the commission), head of the Cybercrime Division of the Bavarian Criminal Police, Günter Younger ( German: Günter Younger ) and Canadian lawyer, member of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Professor Richard McLaren, who investigated, in particular, the high-profile case of steroids in Major League Baseball in 2007 ^[13] . The main investigator from WADA was Jack Robertson, and the investigation team also included about 10 more people. The budget of the commission amounted to 1.5 million US dollars ^[14] .

A 323-page report ^[15] states that the investigation found repeated cases of doping by Russian athletes, as well as attempts to manipulate the results of doping tests by trainers (who often initiated the use of doping by athletes, supplying illicit drugs to their wards). Conclusions are made on the basis of audio and video evidence, scientific expertise, testimony ^[16] . The report considers corruption in the VFLA as a whole and in other Russian organizations related to athletics .

General information

In its report, the commission notes ^[16] :

• Formed "doping culture"; during the investigation it turned out that a calm attitude to this phenomenon has a long tradition and is widespread at all levels of the sports system. The reluctance of the athlete to take part in the “doping mechanism” can lead to the fact that he will not be able to train with the best professionals and he will not be able to achieve major successes.
• Exploitation of elite athletes for the sake of financial gain, and athletes themselves often agreed to take part in this. There are documented cases where athletes who refused to participate in this system faced the fact that they were not included in the Russian team to participate in international competitions.
• Proven cases of athletes using doping: the report contains information on the constant and systematic use of doping by a number of Russian athletes. However, some athletes opposed the investigation of the commission.
• Confirmed cases of involvement of doctors, trainers and employees of anti-doping laboratories in fraud: the report states that Russian doctors and / or laboratory employees along with the trainers systematically contributed to the concealment of doping by athletes. The report contains a case of deliberate destruction of 1400 samples by a Moscow laboratory after receiving a letter indicating WADA to save all samples.
• Corruption at the IAAF : The document refers to cases of corruption at the International Association of Athletics Federations . The relevant evidence was handed over to Interpol for a detailed investigation, and the publication of this information was postponed to a later date.

RUSADA

A separate set of charges is brought against the Moscow anti-doping laboratory (part of the RUSADA structure) ^[16] :

• RUSADA warned athletes in advance about doping tests and hid cases of athletes failing to examine. The agency also allowed suspended athletes to compete before the ban expired ^{[1] [17]} .
• Grigory Rodchenkov, head of the RUSADA Moscow laboratory, is called an accomplice and accomplice in doping activities. Thus, as noted by the commission, the RUSADA Moscow laboratory flagrantly violated the rules and standards of the work of international laboratories.
• The commission became aware that FSB officers were present in the laboratory in Sochi during the 2014 Winter Olympics and in Moscow, which, according to the commission, created an atmosphere of fear among the laboratory staff. The Commission claims that such interference by Russian authorities in the laboratory’s activities seriously undermines the independence of its work.

VFLA

According to the report, during the investigation it became clear how widespread the culture of doping in Russian sport was. In many respects, according to the commission, this is explained by the actions of coaches and officials, which can be regarded as criminal offenses . So, according to the commission, the trainers assured the athletes that doping is accepted everywhere around the world. At least two trainers have evidence and records proving that they participated in the supply of illegal drugs ^[16] .

According to the report, the Russian middle-distance runner Anastasia Bazdyreva categorically refused to cooperate with the commission; its trainer, doctor Igor Gubenko and and refused to cooperate with the commission on the Bazdyreva case. about. VFLA President Vadim Zelichenok . According to the report, the coaches tried in every possible way to prevent doping tests from athletes. So, the conversation with the bronze medalist of the 2012 Olympic Games at a distance of 800 meters Ekaterina Poistogova was interrupted after her conversation with the doctor Igor Gubenko. Zelichonok also demanded that the commission should not talk to athletes ^[16] .

The report provides audio and video evidence of the widespread use of doping. This is also confirmed by the testimony of witnesses ^[16] .

IAAF

In the course of the investigation, the commission discovered corruption by the former head of the IAAF, Lamine Diak . Diak is suspected of receiving bribes from Russia for a total of € 1 million euros for refusing to prosecute Russian athletes convicted of doping. On November 4, 2015, Diak was arrested by the French police on charges of corruption, so the information on this part of the investigation was not included in the WADA report for procedural reasons.

Conclusions

The Commission concluded that systematic violations were committed in Russia, because of which it is impossible to talk about an effective anti-doping program in the country. The report notes that based on the information revealed, it can be argued that the VFLA, RUSADA and the Russian Federation as a whole do not follow the rules of the global anti-doping code. The Commission invited WADA to declare VFLA and RUSADA organizations not complying with the code ^[16] .

The commission suggested that WADA withdraw its accreditation from the RUSADA Moscow laboratory as soon as possible and dismiss its head. It is also proposed to suspend the activities of VFLA ^[16] .

The commission recommended the suspension of five Russian athletes and five coaches and doctors for life ^[18] .

Athletes

• Olympic champion in 2012 , world champion in 2011 ^{[approx. 1]} at a distance of 800 meters, Honored Master of Sports Maria Farnosova (Savinova) (b. 1985);
• The bronze medalist of the Olympic Games at a distance of 800 meters, Honored Master of Sports Ekaterina Poistogova (born 1991) ^{[approx. 2] [approx. 3]} .
• Champion of Russia in 2015 indoors at a distance of 800 meters, master of sports Anastasia Bazdyreva (born 1992)
• Bronze medalist of the 2015 Universiade at a distance of 1,500 meters, silver medalist of the Russian Indoor Championships 2012 at a distance of 3,000 meters, international class master of sports Kristina Ugarova (Khaleeva) ^[19] (b. 1987)
• Runners on 400, 800 and 1500 meters, master of sports Tatyana Myazina ^[20] (born 1988)

Trainers and Doctors

• Professor, MD Sergey Portugalov (born 1950), Deputy Director of the All-Russian Research Institute of Physical Culture and Sports, Head of the Center for Medical and Biological Support for the Training of Highly Qualified Athletes
• Head coach of the Russian national walking race team, head coach of the endurance group of the Russian national team Alexei Melnikov
• Honored coach of Russia, coach of the Russian national 800 meter team, personal trainer of Maria Savinova and Anna Alminova Vladimir Kazarin (born 1952) ^[21]
• The trainer of endurance groups at distances of 1000-3000 meters, personal trainer of Julia Stepanova and Ekaterina Kupina Vladimir Mokhnev ^[22]
• Honored Coach of Russia Viktor Chegin (born 1962), in 1995–2015 - head coach of the Olympic Walking Training Center in Saransk.

The report also contains a separate list of 4 athletes for whom an additional investigation is necessary ^[18] :

• 2009 European champion at a distance of 1,500 meters, two-time Russian champion Anna Alminova (born 1985), was disqualified for three months in 2010 on the basis of samples taken at the 2010 World Cup indoors ^[23]
• 800 meter runner, participant of the 2004 Olympic Games Svetlana Cherkasova (b. 1978), was disqualified for 2 years and 9 months in 2008 for fraud with doping tests ^[24]
• 1500 meter runner Alexey Farnosov ^{[approx. 4]} , husband of Maria Savinova
• Silver medalist of the 2014 Russian Indoor Championship at a distance of 800 meters, participant of the 2014 Indoor World Championship, international master of sports Ekaterina Kupina ^[25] (b. 1986)

2015

• November 9: President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Sebastian Coe told Reuters that the All-Russian Athletics Federation (VFLA) should respond to the report of the independent WADA commission before the end of the week ^[26]
• November 10: Based on the findings of an independent commission, WADA suspended the accreditation of the RUSADA Moscow laboratory. The decision took effect immediately, which deprives the laboratory of the right to conduct urine and blood tests. All samples from Russia will be delivered for analysis to another laboratory accredited by WADA ^[27] . The International Olympic Committee (IOC) requested the IAAF to investigate all individuals accused of doping in a report by the World Anti-Doping Agency ^[28]
• November 11: Lamin Diak, former head of the International Athletics Association (IAAF), resigned as president of the International Athletics Fund (IAF), arrested by the French authorities on suspicion of involvement in corruption with the APFL ^[29]
• November 11: Vitaliy Mutko announced the readiness of the Russian side to double-check all the facts and follow all the recommendations of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in the situation of doping problems ^[30]
• November 11: Director of the Anti-Doping Center Grigory Rodchenkov resigned. Vitaliy Mutko announced his readiness to appoint a foreigner head of the Moscow anti-doping laboratory ^[31]
• November 11: The head of the anti-doping laboratory of Lausanne, Martial Sogi, said that in 2009 he received threats from Russia due to the fact that he could prove the use of doping by Russian athletes ^[32]
• November 12: Head of the Russian Olympic Committee Alexander Zhukov arrives in Lausanne to negotiate with the IOC on the doping scandal ^[33]
• November 12: Ethics Committee of the Russian Olympic Committee recommended the ex-president of the All-Russian Athletics Federation (VFLA) Valentin Balakhnichev to resign as a member of the executive committee of the organization ^[34]
• November 12: Head of the European Athletics Association (EAA) Svein Arne Hansen said that the European members of the IAAF Council will support the position of the head of the IAAF Sebastian Coe on the possible punishment of the ARAF ^[35]
• November 13: The IAAF Council, by 22 votes to 1 (the representative of Russia did not vote), decided to suspend Russia from the competition under its auspices for an indefinite period. Suspended the membership of the All-Russian Athletics Federation in the IAAF. This made it impossible for the Russian national athletics team to participate in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro ^[36] . Также Россия лишена права проведения командного чемпионата мира по спортивной ходьбе в Чебоксарах и чемпионата мира по лёгкой атлетике среди юниоров в Казани ^[37] . Решение IAAF содержит требование добровольной отставки руководства ВФЛА, в противном случае грозит окончательным запретом ^[38] :

…если [руководство] ВФЛА добровольно не уйдёт в отставку, IAAF оставляет за собой право перейти к обстоятельным слушаниям по вопросу замены временной дисквалификации на полную.

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The IAAF says that unless the Russian Athletics Federation (Araf) voluntarily accepts a full suspension, it is entitled to proceed to a full hearing on whether the provisional suspension should be made full.

• 15 ноября: член независимой комиссии WADA профессор Ричард Макларен заявил, что во второй части отчёта может быть рекомендовано приостановить деятельность IAAF, в результате чего лёгкая атлетика не войдёт в программу летних Олимпийских игр 2016 года ^[39] . Президент МОК Томас Бах заявил, что на данный момент исключение лёгкой атлетики из программы Игр 2016 года невозможно ^[40]
• 15 ноября: в Москве прошло экстренное заседание президиума ВФЛА, созванное Минспортом в связи с приостановкой членства федерации в IAAF из-за допингового скандала. Был принят антикризисный план с целью восстановить своё членство в IAAF через 2-3 месяца. Внеочередная отчётно-выборная конференция ВФЛА назначена на 16 января 2016 года
• 15 ноября: двукратная олимпийская чемпионка 1996 года Светлана Мастеркова сообщила о своём желании выдвинуть кандидатуру на пост главы ВФЛА ^[41] . Исполняющий обязанности президент ВФЛА Вадим Зеличёнок заявил, что лучшей кандидатурой на пост главы является генеральный секретарь организации Михаил Бутов. Сам Зеличёнок не будет выдвигаться, а Бутов заявил, что пока не может сообщить, будет ли он выдвигаться на пост главы ВФЛА
• 15 ноября: Михаил Бутов сообщил, что для обеспечения независимости в комиссию по работе с претензиями Всемирного антидопингового агентства (WADA) будут приглашены иностранные специалисты
• Представитель IAAF заявил, что организация уже начала проводить фундаментальную программу реформ внутри организации, а также намерена пересмотреть ситуацию с биологическими паспортами спортсменов, разработанными совместно с WADA
• November 17: IAAF announced the composition of the inspection committee to monitor the activities of the VFLA in overcoming the crisis. Chairman - Rune Andersen (Norway). Composition of the commission: member of the IOC, multiple Olympic medalist Frank Fredericks (Namibia), employee of the Canadian Ministry of Health, former mid-distance runner Abby Hoffman, president of the Oceania Athletics Association Jeff Gardner, technical delegate of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and an employee of the NOC of Italy Anna Riccardi ^[42] . The Commission will report on its work for the first time no earlier than March 27, 2016, when the IAAF Council in Cardiff will be held ^[43]
• November 18: Gennady Alyoshin, ex-president of the All-Russian Swimming Federation, head of the UNESCO Foundation for the Elimination of Doping in Sport, became the head of the commission (committee) of the ROC on resolving issues related to VFLA. The committee’s action plan should be approved by December 1, 2015. The commission also included Vyacheslav Aminov , Sergey Shakhrai , Olga Brusnikina ^[44] . OCD President Alexander Zhukov stated that the commission’s task can be recognized as resolved if Russian athletes compete at the 2016 Olympic Games
• November 18: Sports lawyer Jonathan Taylor became the head of the WADA Disciplinary Committee, which will make the final decision on the anti-doping laboratory in Moscow ^[45]
• November 18: The WADA Board of Founders, at its meeting in American Colorado Springs, approved the decision of the Pound Independent Commission on RUSADA's non-compliance with the organization code ^[46]
• November 19: Russian athletes were unable to compete in the 2016 Indoor Track and Field Athletics Championships , which will be held in Portland on March 17–20 ^[47]
• December 5: Runner Tatyana Andrianova is disqualified for two years for a positive doping test, passed 10 years ago, at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki and is deprived of a bronze medal in the championship. The athlete appealed against this decision to WADA at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne ^[48]
• December 10: RUSADA Director General Ruslan Khabriev resigned ^[49]
• December 16: Moscow’s Basmanny court upheld the VFLA lawsuit against ARD on protecting honor, dignity and business reputation ^[50]
• December 17: All senior management of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), including Executive Director Nikita Kamaev, resigned ^[51]
• December 21: The Russian government issued a decree on the reorganization of the Moscow anti-doping laboratory into a budget institution within three months ^[52]

2016

• January 14: The second part of the report of the independent WADA commission was published, in which the main emphasis is on corruption in the IAAF. In particular, Lamin Diak’s relationship with Vladimir Putin is mentioned ^[53]
• January 27: it was officially announced that the former head of the Anti-Doping Center Grigory Rodchenkov left to live and work in the USA ^[54]
• February 3: Chairman of the Executive Council of RUSADA Vyacheslav Sinev suddenly died ^[55] . Causes of death are not called.
• February 14: 52-year-old Nikita Kamaev, the former executive director of RUSADA, suddenly died. The cause of death is “presumably a massive heart attack” ^[56]
• March 6, 2016: ARD broadcasted the third part of an investigation by Heyo Seppelt on a doping scandal with the subtitle “Russian Distraction Maneuver” ( Russlands Täuschungsmanöver ) ^[57]
• March 9: WADA head Craig Ridi asked the IAAF and IOC to provide the opportunity to speak with Yulia Stepanova at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro under the Olympic flag as an incentive for cooperation in investigating the anti-doping scandal in the ARAF ^[58]
• May 12: Grigory Rodchenkov and Brian Vogel wrote an open letter to the head of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach and WADA President Craig Reedy . In this letter, among other things, the authors suggested sharing evidence and information on the Russian state-sponsored doping program ^[59]
• June 17: IAAF Council led by Coe upheld the decision to disqualify VFLA ^[60]

“Although much work has been done, the IAAF unanimously agreed that the VFLA cannot be reinstated as an IAAF member at this stage. The Russian organization does not meet the necessary criteria. As long as VFLA remains suspended, its members should not take part in international competitions or IAAF affairs, ”said the head of the IAAF, Sebastian Coe .

- ^[60]

• June 18: The Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation v. Grigory Rodchenkov opened a criminal case on the grounds of a crime under Part 1 of Article 201 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“abuse of authority”) ^[61]
• As of October 29, 2016, not one of the Russian athletes convicted of doping and deprived of medals has returned the award. At the same time, the International Olympic Committee obliged the Russian Olympic Committee to ensure the return of these medals ^[62]
• On December 5, Channel One was shown a documentary investigation into Diseases of Higher Achievements . The film was announced as a sensation - an investigation revealing the problem of the legalized and systematic use of doping by foreign athletes. The investigation was based on data published by the hacker group Fancy Bears . The shooting was attended by the former vice president of WADA, ex-employees of anti-doping laboratories, sports trainers and doctors, as well as distinguished athletes who are publicly recognized in the use of prohibited substances. The film did not receive the expected reaction in the Western media. Ex-President of the All-Russian Athletics Federation Valentin Balakhnichev expressed critical opinion about the film: “The storm inflated by Channel One did not go beyond the framework of the Russian glass. If it was a counter action, then the film is only the first step. Following him, you need to analyze each episode mentioned. Only the consequences of an investigation into the identified episodes can be news. As of right now, the real effect of the film is zero and will become negative when WADA remembers that Ernst is on the Smirnov’s commission. ” ^[63]

McLaren Report

• On July 18, 2016, the first part of the report of independent expert Richard McLaren was published, dedicated to investigating the testimony of the former head of the Moscow anti-doping laboratory Grigory Rodchenkov . The report stated that the Russian authorities (the Ministry of Sports with the help of the FSB ) have developed a way to replace “dirty” doping samples of Russian athletes with “clean” ones. As a result, according to McLaren, between 2012 and 2015, the results of tests of 643 athletes from 30 sports were rigged. The report was heavily criticized by Russian sports figures. In addition, a member of the IOC Executive Committee, Rene Fasel, told TASS that not all of the first part of the report is based on real facts: according to him, the samples of three athletes competing in shooting did not disappear, as the report says. In total, the document mentions 643 disappeared samples ^[64]
• On December 9, the second part of McLaren’s report was published, stating that more than a thousand Russian athletes have been involved in doping test manipulations since 2011. For the first time in this context, the name of the former Minister of Sports of the country Vitaly Mutko is mentioned. According to the authors of the report, a large-scale sample swapping system began to be created in Russia in 2011, and the reason for this was the failure of the Russian team at the Olympic Games in Vancouver . The report claims that the manipulation of the doping tests was carried out already at the Olympic Games in London in 2012 , as well as at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow in 2013 . In the second part of the report, as in the first, it is stated that Russian officials from the Ministry of Sports, employees of RUSAD , the Moscow anti-doping laboratory, and the FSB participated in the manipulations. ^[65]

2017

• In November 2017, the Council of Founders of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) decided not to restore the rights of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA). While upholding the decision on RUSADA, the founders of WADA noted the absence among Russian sports functionaries of "unconditional recognition of the conclusions from the McLaren report." ^[66]
• By November 29, 2017 Russia for doping reasons lost 13 medals at the Olympic Games in Sochi ^{[approx. 5]} , moving to fourth place in the medal standings. A number of athletes are suspended from international competitions for life. ^{[67] [68] [69]}

On November 9, 2015, in response to the accusations of the WADA commission, the Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Vitaly Mutko said that Russia had never hushed up the problems with doping and that it was unlawful to accuse state structures of misconduct of individual athletes ^[2] . He also said that Russia could stop financing anti-doping programs in the country ^{[70] [approx. 6]} . On November 13, Mutko announced that he was not going to resign due to a doping scandal. He admitted that he was personally responsible for what happened ^[71] . On November 18, Vitaliy Mutko addressed the State Duma, where he stated that the facts presented in the report of the independent WADA commission were not collected according to the laws of the Russian Federation: they used hidden cameras and wiretapping ^[72] .

On November 9, 2015, the head of the FMBA of Russia Vladimir Uyba called the commission’s report a provocation designed to “provoke and compromise Russia” ^[73] . The head of the Moscow anti-doping laboratory, Grigory Rodchenkov, at the beginning rejected the accusations against him and called the authors of the WADA commission report “three fools” ^[74] . On November 10, Rodchenkov resigned from his post as head of the Moscow anti-doping laboratory; on the same day she was received by Minister Vitaliy Mutko. Later, Rodchenkov and his deputy Timofey Sobolevsky moved to the United States, where they were provided with laboratories ^[75] .

On November 10, the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov called the WADA commission report unfounded ^[3] , and the former head of RUSADA Nikolai Durmanov called “complete nonsense” ^[76] . On November 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed Vitaly Mutko to conduct his own investigation into the doping scandal and ensure the most open professional cooperation with international organizations ^[77] .

On November 18, Kristina Ugarova , included by the independent WADA commission on the list of athletes who were recommended to be disqualified for life, stated that Russian athletes were creating a union to defend their own rights; they are ready for defense in court with the support of the Moscow Bar Association ^[78] .

• IOC President Thomas Bach said he was shocked by the report and could not even imagine a bribe at the IAAF ^[79]
• Former WADA head Aussie John Feikhi said the doping report in Russia was no surprise ^[80]
• Greg Dyke, Chairman of the Football Association of England, urged FIFA to consider Vitaly Mutko’s continued stay with the executive committee of the organization in connection with the WADA report ^[81]
• The German Athletics Association supported the initiative of an independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency to impose a temporary disqualification on all Russian athletes
• President of the Athletics Federation of Ukraine Igor Gotsul said that for his part he will “do everything possible so that Russia gets what is due to it,” supporting the WADA proposal not to allow Russian athletes to compete, including at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro ^[82]
• Two-time Olympic champion and WADA member American Ed Moses said that Russian athletes should be excluded from participating in the Games in Rio de Janeiro ^[83]
• A member of the IOC, a former member of the Sochi Winter Olympic Coordination Commission, the head of the WADA Athletes Commission, and 2002 Olympic champion in cross-country skiing, Canada's Becky Scott, said that WADA should expand the authority of the independent commission to test all sports in Russia for doping ^[84] . Vitaliy Mutko on this opinion said that it makes no sense to pay attention to the words of Scott ^[85]

• Meldonium scandal (2016)
• McLaren Report
• Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

• Doping Case STT is a long-standing doping case for Finnish skiers.
• - A series of doping scandals at the Tour de France bicycle race.
• - A long-term multi-year state plan for the use of doping by athletes in the GDR.
• is a doping scandal laboratory in San Francisco, USA.

Notes

Footnotes

• Independent Commission — Report 1 — отчёт комиссии WADA (англ.)
• «Athletics doping: Wada commission wants Russia ban» — статья на сайте BBC Sport, содержит видеоинтервью Себастьяна Коу (англ.)
• Временное отстранение легкоатлетов РФ от участия в соревнованиях IAAF. Мнения, комментарии // Р-Спорт
• Russian athletes are not allowed to the Olympics: a chronicle of the information war // RIA, 07.20.2016