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Thrombophlebitis or doping?
The Russian national team, as its head coach Andrei Vorontsov, recognized in an interview with Radio, did not count on a lot in Shanghai. The coach plans to repetition of the 2009 World Cup - 1 gold medal. But even if you do not take into account the result itself, “scatter” with talented athletes not from the hand at any time - “on the crest of the wave” the team, or is declining.
What happened to Anastasia Chaun? According to the coach, on July 14, the athletes took a doping analysis - a routine, in general, a procedure. Rusad workers (Russian anti -dopet agency) took a fence of blood right in the gym at the Lake Krugloye sports base. Several athletes were subjected to the procedure, but only the chaun began redness, and then the pain began to rise up the arm. Anastasia was examined at the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, after which first reports of thrombosis appeared, which became the result of damage to the walls of blood vessels, and then a more unpleasant diagnosis was made-local thrombophlebitis of the shoulder vein. In any case, doctors categorically do not recommend Anastasia to participate in the World Cup.
Of course, the coach blames in everything a Russada, who, in his opinion, violated the rules of blood sampling and actually inflicting a serious trauma on the eve of the most important competitions. The Executive Director of the organization Nikita Kamaev is trying to maintain an official tone and emphasizes that the procedure in which Chaun was injured was not a doping test, but by taking blood for a biological passport. Of course, the chaun is not easier from this, but the RUSADA official promises to conduct a “thorough investigation”.
And the adviser to the Director General of Rusad, Alexander Derevyedov, said that the blood was taken from the agency at all, but a certain "medical organization that has a license." According to the wooden, in the protocol of blood, Chaun did not report either redness or pain in his hand, while Andrei Vorontsov claims the brief.In fact, to cripple one of the leading athletes before the World Cup - what could be more absurd and unprofessional!
The results of this sad story have not yet been summed up. However, now you can notice something.
Firstly, if we accept the version of the coach, it should be recognized that the situation lays a very gloomy spot not only on Russada, but also on the entire Russian sport. In fact, to cripple one of the leading athletes before the World Cup - what could be more absurd and unprofessional! Perhaps it is worth noting that athletes should not agree to doping procedures in improper conditions, so to speak, “on the knee”-in the hall, and not in a specially prepared laboratory. In a word, negligence is the eternal trouble of Russian professionals ...
Secondly, for sure now there will be a version that not everything is so simple with a chaun. Over the past few Olympiads, starting with Salt Lake City in 2002, Russian athletes were drawn into doping scandals, lost medals and were not allowed to start. Russia has already developed the reputation of Doping Strana, and every suspicious case, like what happened to the chaun, can be an extra reason for close attention to Russian athletes. If you call a spade a spade, any of the Russian rivals can say at any moment: “The chaun has discovered doping, and the whole story and thrombophlebitis was invented as a“ smoke curtain ”. I do not want to offend a talented athlete with suspicion, but you have to be prepared for such a turn of events. This They will have to fight off such accusations.
By the way, the fact that there was not a word about this scandal on the official website of the Federation on the evening of July 19, at least, about the sluggishness of its employees.