Data on the use of doping in athletics will be verified

More than 80 percent of medals won by Russia were won by athletes suspected of using doping

The World Anti -Doping Agency has expressed concern about the fact that from 2001 to 2012 a third of medals in competitions requiring endurance at the Olympic Games and World Championships were won by athletes whose blood samples showed a suspicious result when analyzing doping. These data were published by the British newspaper Sunday Times and the German television channel Ard. They argue that they gained access to the database of the International Association of athletics federations, which contains the results of 12 thousand blood tests of five thousand athletes.

The investigation is about 146 medals, including 55 gold. Its authors say that more than 80 percent of medals conquered by Russia were won by athletes suspected of using doping. The systematic use of prohibited drugs by Kenyan athletes is also reported.

It is noted that, despite suspicious tests, not one of the athletes was deprived of a reward.

The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency Craig Ridi, speaking on Sunday on the sidelines of the meeting of the International Olympic Committee in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), said:

More than 80 percent of medals won by Russia were won by athletes suspected of using doping