Russia will appeal against a ban by the world anti-doping Agency (WADA) to apply for the holding of international sports competitions. About This said head of the Federation Council on social policy Valery Ryazansky.
according to his statement, the WADA decision " jeopardizes the development of sport, and This means the health of our youth."
On Tuesday, WADA said that the Russian Federation from April have the opportunity to take the opportunity to submit this type of request, if the Russian anti-doping Agency by that time will not be reinstated. It follows from the amended articles of the WADA code.
for its part, the Ministry stressed that the plan of the Russian Federation in international competitions are in no danger and that the authorities concentrated on the organization of competitions, the rights to which have received before.
the appeal of the Ministry States that excerpts from the document, which is currently widely discussed, published last year, and in November, WADA adopted a new international standard, which takes effect from April.
As said the Deputy of the state Duma Dmitry Svishchev, a new step similar to the WADA of the political campaign of pressure on the Russian Federation. In his vision, these limits are a formal pretext to continue the anti-Russian policy.
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