Russia must biathletes at the world Cup in high statements felting, apparently, in front of the Austrian police. The survey revolves probably to Doping allegations at the world Championships in 2017 in the Austrian Ski town. the
The Russian biathlon team has been questioned at the world Cup in Hochfilzen, due to doping allegations by the Austrian police. It was violations to alleged Doping at the world Cup in the Austrian ski resort of 2017, confirmed the Russian biathlon Federation on Thursday in Moscow. “The representatives of the police have questioned a number of Russian athletes and specialists,” it said in a statement.
The Russian team will compete at the Thursday beginning world Cup and other international competitions. The Russian TV sports commentator Dmitry Gubernijew published on Instagram a list of the names of the ten athletes, coaches, Doctors and masseurs. Of the athletes, team captain Anton Schipulin, Alexander Loginov, Evgeny Garanitschew, Alexei Volkov, as well as Irina Starych should be heard. Not all of them are, however, currently at the world Cup team, among other things, Schipulin denied, no race of the season.
By the Austrian police in the province of Tyrol, there was initially no confirmation of the operation, as the Agency Ria Novosti reported. The Russian Ambassador to Vienna, Dmitri liubinskiy, asked the authorities for clarification. The conflict between Russia and the international sports federations, because of widespread doping had been going on since the first revelations by the end of 2015. Had the winter games in Pyeongchang in South Korea this February, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) admitted only hand-picked Russian athletes.
“confirmed, If the Information and if it has mainly a political and psychological pressure on the Russian athletes will be exercised, then our reaction is not to wait,” said the spokesman of the Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
