Two athletes that were provisionally suspended by FINA ahead of the swimming competitions of Tokyo 2020 have been cleared to compete by the Court of Arbitration in Sport. The athletes are Alexandr KUDASHEV (ROC) and Veronika ANDRUSENKO (ROC).
FINA asserted ADRVs against the
athletes and provisionally suspended them on the basis of evidence supplied by
WADA, and stemming from WADA’s examination of materials recovered from the
former Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory, including the Laboratory Information
Management System. Evidentiary packages had not previously been supplied
against these athletes when WADA prosecuted the strongest cases resulting from
its Operation LIMS for sanctioning.
“FINA fully recognises CAS as the
independent adjudicatory body in cases such as these. We’re grateful for their
quick consideration of this matter, and we will both respect and implement
CAS’s decision. FINA is also grateful to WADA for its diligence in bringing the
Operation LIMS information to our attention. As a proud signatory of the WADA
Code, we were duty-bound to follow up quickly and carefully on the material
provided,” said FINA President Husain Al-Musallam. “FINA remains fully
committed to protecting clean athletes and promoting clean competition at Tokyo
2020, just as we do for all the events on our calendar.”
FINA’s out of competition testing and
test distribution planning are handled by the International Testing Agency,
which also handles the Tokyo 2020 anti-doping programme on behalf of the IOC.
FINA is thankful for the ITA’s efforts which have ensured that, despite the
circumstances of the pandemic, an effective volume and targeting of
out-of-competition testing has been maintained in the lead-up to the Olympic
Games.
A copy of the operative portion of
the CAS decision can be found here
Fédération Internationale de Natation
(FINA)
The Fédération Internationale de
Natation, founded in 1908, is the governing body for aquatics worldwide. FINA's
five discipline Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Diving, Water Polo and Artistic
Swimming - are all included in the Olympic programme. High Diving made its
first appearance in FINA events at the 2013 FINA World Championships. FINA
counts 209 affiliated National Federations on the five continents and has its
headquarters in Lausanne (SUI).
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