russian doping whistleblower free to pass evidence to fifa
Last Updated : GMT 05:17:37
Emiratesvoice, emirates voice
Emiratesvoice, emirates voice
Last Updated : GMT 05:17:37
Emiratesvoice, emirates voice

Russian doping whistleblower free to pass evidence to FIFA

Emiratesvoice, emirates voice

Emiratesvoice, emirates voice Russian doping whistleblower free to pass evidence to FIFA

Grigory Rodchenkov
PARIS - Emiratesvoice

Whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov, who says he has information on doping in Russian football, is now free from legal restraints and can give evidence to FIFA, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Tuesday.
"The fact is that Dr. Rodchenkov has only recently become available to testify in legal proceedings being undertaken by IFs (international federations), which he was unable to do previously due to restrictions put in place by US law enforcement as a result of an ongoing investigation in the United States," a WADA spokeswoman explained.
Rodchenkov was the head of the Moscow anti-doping lab for 10 years until 2015 when he fled to the United States and exposed the Russian system of institutionalised doping.
His revelations unleashed a scandal which resulted in many Russian athletes being banned from the Rio Olympics in 2016 and the exclusion of the Russian team from the Winter Games in Pyeongchang in February.
Rodchenkov's lawyer had reproached football's governing body FIFA for not getting in touch with his client, telling the Associated Press that Rodchenkov had "information on Russian footballers protected by the system of state doping."
FIFA said it had attempted to contact Rodchenkov through WADA in November but had been told he could not talk.

 

"Once Dr. Rodchenkov became available to testify, WADA put a process in place for IFs to make requests for him to testify in proceedings taken in cases against individual athletes," the WADA spokeswoman said.
With the World Cup in Russia approaching, FIFA and WADA are awaiting the re-testing of doping samples, scheduled to begin in mid-January.
FIFA has always said that all the tests it has conducted so far have proved negative.
"If there were a serious problem of doping in football, whether in Russia or in any other country in the world, we would have known," FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on December 1.

Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for your device.

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

russian doping whistleblower free to pass evidence to fifa russian doping whistleblower free to pass evidence to fifa

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

russian doping whistleblower free to pass evidence to fifa russian doping whistleblower free to pass evidence to fifa

 



GMT 11:03 2018 Tuesday ,23 January

No end to eyesores at Taj Mahal

GMT 10:18 2018 Thursday ,30 August

Iran incapable of closing Hormuz, Bab Al Mandeb

GMT 05:04 2024 Tuesday ,06 February

Skincare PR Performance Full Year 2017

GMT 10:31 2014 Tuesday ,23 December

Mirages of failure: Lebanon cannot wait

GMT 10:08 2018 Wednesday ,24 January

Microsoft to open 4 data centres

GMT 05:17 2024 Wednesday ,07 February

Amazon to open first cashierless shop

GMT 19:57 2018 Tuesday ,23 January

Farm-fresh from Kerala to the UAE, in just one day

GMT 12:10 2016 Monday ,30 May

French Open braced for washout

GMT 22:24 2018 Monday ,08 January

Police arrest Israeli organ smuggling 'mastermind'

GMT 08:05 2017 Monday ,16 October

Cabinet Affairs Minister receives Iraqi ambassador

GMT 23:05 2017 Thursday ,25 May

Sharjah body calls for intensified

GMT 10:52 2015 Wednesday ,25 March

Sheikha Manal to host Art Exhibition

GMT 00:36 2017 Sunday ,19 March

World’s fastest free Wi-Fi at Dubai Airports

GMT 04:15 2011 Tuesday ,15 November

McGowan in Dolce&Gabbana dress

GMT 15:34 2012 Thursday ,29 November

Katy Perry announces fragrance partnership

GMT 18:31 2016 Tuesday ,05 April

Ras AL Khaimah to host young global leaders debate

GMT 14:50 2017 Wednesday ,08 November

UAE construction projects' value rises to almost Dh3T

GMT 21:05 2017 Saturday ,09 September

Pakistan among top 50 countries with high terror
Emiratesvoice, emirates voice
 
 Emirates Voice Facebook,emirates voice facebook  Emirates Voice Twitter,emirates voice twitter Emirates Voice Rss,emirates voice rss  Emirates Voice Youtube,emirates voice youtube  Emirates Voice Youtube,emirates voice youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

emiratesvoieen emiratesvoiceen emiratesvoiceen emiratesvoiceen
emiratesvoice emiratesvoice emiratesvoice
emiratesvoice
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
emiratesvoice, Emiratesvoice, Emiratesvoice