The Austrian authorities to determine, because of possible doping violations at the world Cup in 2017 in Hochfilzen against ten members of the Russian biathlon team. The public Prosecutor for the prosecution of commercial criminal matters and corruption (WKStA) in Vienna, an investigation confirmed on Thursday proceedings against five managers due to “the use of prohibited substances or methods for the purpose of doping” and against five athletes due to “serious fraud in connection with Doping”.
Earlier, get the team on Wednesday evening immediately before the start of the world Cup in Hochfilzen visit of the Austrian police. The Russian Federation confirmed on Thursday. “The representatives of the police have questioned a number of Russian athletes and specialists,” it said in a statement.
According to prosecutors, the hotel were made in the Team, however, no searches or interrogations. The accused persons, however, was “given an understanding of the management of an investigation”, it said. The Russian team compete in the race in Austria anyway. The world Association IBU took the incident in the team accommodation in Fieberbrunn to the attention of, had to give but it is only an Overview.
The Russian TV sports commentator Dmitry Gubernijew published on Instagram a list with the names of ten sports and coaches. Of the athletes, team captain Anton Schipulin, Alexander Loginov, Evgeny Garanitschew, Alexei Volkov, as well as Irina Starych are affected. Not all of them are, however, currently at the world Cup team, among other things, Schipulin denied, no race of the season.
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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. (dpa)