The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has called for all athletes who have a history of doping to be banned from international competition, according to WADA expert Peter Nicholson, who took part in a Moscow seminar organized by the Russian Independent Anti-Doping Commission on Tuesday.
“Those in charge of the federation should be prepared for the fact athletes who have a prior history of doping will not be able to compete in international competitions. In my view, it is a good incentive. The International Olympic Committee [IOC] can apply a similar rule to the next Olympic Games,” Nicholson said.
Nicholson is in Russia with fellow independent expert Eva Lukosiute-Stankuniene to work on restoring the ailing Russian Anti-Doping Association (RUSADA), which was formed in 2008 under the initiative of the Federal Agency for Physical Culture and Sport.
Vitaly Smirnov, a former IOC member from Russia who runs a government-backed anti-doping commission, said he had received requests from the International Olympic Committee to provide records regarding Russian anti-doping procedures from 2010-15.
Smirnov said his commission has collected the information from Russian sports officials and government bodies, and plans to provide the details to the IOC this week.
"We received from the IOC disciplinary commission the letter in question, including serious questions regarding the organization of the anti-doping system," Smirnov said. "We've received almost all the answers to these questions and this week we are sending our answer to the disciplinary commission."
