Hansen says "profound cultural, organizational, and RS gold procedural changes (are) required before all sports can confidently welcome clean sportsmen and sportswomen from Russia to future international events."In a statement, Hansen added that athletics officials have a duty to work with Russia on the "rehabilitation process however long and difficult it proves," calling it "absolutely essential for the future credibility of athletics and all sport." Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has complained to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry about what Russia considers U.S. interference in the handling of its doping scandal.
The foreign ministry says that during a telephone conversation with Kerry, Lavrov "expressed everything he thought" about a letter circulated by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, a non-government body, calling for Russia's entire team to be suspended from the Olympics.The letter, obtained by The Associated Press, was circulated by U.
S. and Canadian anti-doping authorities before the release on Monday of a World Anti-Doping Agency report which accused top Russian officials of covering up hundreds of doping cases.According to the ministry, the letter contained "provocative anti-Russian demands by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to the International Olympic Committee."There was no immediate comment from the U.S. State Department.
The letter called for the IOC to act by next Tuesday to ensure that Russia's Olympic Committee and sports federations will not be allowed in Rio de Janeiro, where the games start on Aug. 5.The letter encourages exceptions for rsgoldfast team Russia-born athletes who can prove they were subject to strong anti-doping systems in other countries.FIFA ethics prosecutors say they will "thoroughly" examine the McLaren Report into state-backed doping which implicates Russia's top football official.