Recently in Tokyo held a regular session of the IOC. Russia was mentioned only in light of the doping problems, which, apparently, has not disappeared. In Russia at that time opened up a new stage of confrontation between the ROC and RUSADA. It got to the point that the head of RUSADA Yuri Hanus publicly made a statement that to settle scores with life, he is not going to. Hints of threats in his address.
football is played by all, and the Germans always win. This aphorism Gary Lineker from the 80-ies. Doping use all and only punish Russia. This is our time. It is the argument of those who believe that Russia is being persecuted solely for political reasons, and doping is just an excuse. Unfortunately, not only a pretext.
As you know, the President of Russia a few years ago, officially acknowledged the doping problems in our sport.
And said that the country and society need to create an atmosphere of zero tolerance for this shameful phenomenon. Created?
However, the athletes who have been accused of using banned drugs, I feel quite comfortable. And sometimes even get cushy jobs in government agencies with good salaries and privileges of office. It turns out, the doping is absolutely no harm reputation? What signal is sent such actions for young athletes: doping is not terrible, the system does not throw his?
If so, then in terms of doping in Russian sport really works. Collective impunity, total negation, and mutual responsibility.
But the athletes themselves in this system of play is not the first violin. Athletes are people dependent. From childhood they are accustomed to, that everything is decided for them: coaches, doctors, heads of the Federation. Often they do not realize that taking drugs. And when they realize that it is too late. You just have to be silent.
a suspension for doping at the international level is perceived as a mistake, a misunderstanding, an accident, provocation and political persecution of Russia in the sport. In exchange for the silence of the athletes still get paid at the level of the teams and help with employment. Although there have been cases where deny was at all pointless. As well as the blame on ignorance.
for Example, a biathlete Catherine Yuriev, the former world champion caught doping twice. But she said in an interview that never did not do anything forbidden.
in the meantime, in the Russian biathlon ongoing scandals. Fit to make a movie “move down” on the sport. Most clearly seen in contrast with cross-country skiing. In a world now dominated by Russian skiers Alexander Bolshunov and Sergey Ustyugov. Win all without doping. So, you can do without it?
in order to try to solve the problem ��of opinga in Russia, it is necessary to take three steps.
the First step is a lifetime ban for dopegitom to hold positions in government. Now the person can take away an Olympic gold medal for doping, and after a couple of months after suspension to offer a warm place. This should not be.
of Course, the doping trials, mistakes happen and controversial cases. For their solution there is the SAS — the international court of arbitration for sport. Already there were cases when our athletes were able in this court to deny doping charges. But if SAS was unable to defend his good name, the fact that the doping can be considered proven. Such athletes to represent the country. As well as their coaches and heads of federations. They need to be, if not outcasts, then it is clearly not examples to be emulated.
the Second step — wide anti-doping propaganda among young athletes. It must begin with the first day of classes in any school. Now, this work is superficial and unsystematic, and most importantly, not effective. That is, for the record.
the Athlete must from childhood be taught to think for themselves. He is now starting in 5 years, say, your job is to train and compete, and think you will be the trainers. In turn, the athlete ask the coach. That accounts for the trainers to use illegal methods in the preparation. In the public schools of the results often depends directly on funding coaching salaries and bonuses. At senior level there is a plan to medals. How about cane system in law enforcement. As a result, we have the entire sports training centres involved in doping scandals. For example, the infamous Mordovian school of sports walking in the direction of Victor Chegin.
Third step — we need to reconsider its attitude towards Olympic medals. To get rid of Imperial pretensions and gigantism. To abandon the system of “medal of sticks”. Better let us have fewer medals, but all of them will be honest. This will give us the right to demand from others a fair game. Indeed, we are not alone, caught by the hand of dominguito in many countries. And celebrities such as lance Armstrong, Tyson gay, Marion Jones.
In the world of sport it is necessary to adopt common rules in the field of pharmacology and to abide by them. That was not so, that one can and others can not. How can, for example, the national team of Norway in skiing to use a legislative loophole and the whole team to take asthma drugs.
Russia could initiate these uniform rules. But only after she will become a world leader in the fight against doping.
in the meantime, we have to wait for the next doping revelations. WADA at session the IOC stated that it reviewed about 200 cases of doping Russian athletes. The results referred to the international sports Federation.
This means that you can take off at any moment. To remove anyone can, and on the eve of the Olympics. We are still sitting on a powder keg and try it at least stand up. Although the transfer of the Olympics in Tokyo for a year because of the pandemic need to use in order to at least understand that doping is not a way to victories and medals. Doping is cheating: opponents, fans, and themselves.
