The heads of anti -doping agencies called for WADA reform

The heads of 17 national anti -doping organizations at a summit in Copenhagen proposed reforming the World Anti -Doping Agency. As the BBC reports , in particular, WADA managers are invited to prohibit important posts in other sports organizations. At the moment, the President of the World Anti-Doping Agency Craig Ridi is also the vice president of the International Olympic Committee.

In addition, the summit participants proposed to amend the WADA Code, which would suggest "clear sanctions for a large -scale demolition of the anti -doping system." It is also proposed to expand the capabilities of WADA for investigations and imposing sanctions for non -compliance with the organization’s code. In addition, it was announced the need to strengthen WADA due to additional investments in the organization.

The leaders of anti -doping organizations also called on the IOC and Russia to ensure the safety of WADA informants Julia Stepanova and her husband Vitaly.

The proposal of reform was made by anti -doping organizations of Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Singapore, Switzerland, Great Britain, USA.

Last week, the Minister of Sports Vitaly Mutko said that his department would apply to civil courts against the authors who accused Russia of state support of doping.

“We made a legal assessment,” said Mutko. “We will send it to international organizations and selectively file lawsuits against civil courts with authors who have ever accused us of supporting doping.”