Statistics show more doping violations in US than in Russia — anti-doping official
ARCHIVEStatistics from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) show that cases of US athletes violating regulations against abuse of performance enhancing drugs are more frequent compared with Russia, a senior Russian anti-doping official said on Tuesday.
"The United States has more anti-doping violations and related suspensions than in Russia," Nikita Kamayev, the executive director of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) said on Tuesday.
Kamayev said that the worldwide introduction of biological passports would only provide for the increase of disqualified athletes over doping abuse.
"There is tendency for a percentage increase," he said. "We [RUSADA] will be summing up the results of 2014 and will issue the statistics by the end of April. However, we may already say that the figure will be higher compared with the current 2.2%"
Russia first fell in the focus of a fresh doping scandal in early December, when German television aired a series of documentaries about alleged doping abuse by Russian athletes. The ARD’s two-part documentary, entitled Geheimsache Doping (Secret Doping Case) claimed that some Russian athletes had systematically taken prohibited formulas on instructions from their coaches.