Among the sanctions imposed on Russia by WADA, the inability of senior Russian officials or government officials to hold office in a sports federation. Elected last November, Ivanov was appointed in January deputy director of the antimonopoly department of the Russian government, responsible for the enforcement of antitrust laws. Ivanov was therefore forced to step down as head of Rusaf.
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A departure presented as temporary, the time (two years anyway!) That the sanctions against Russia end. The Russian federation as such has for its part still been suspended by the international federation since November 13, 2015 and athletes no longer have the right to compete.
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“I think the situation in Rusaf is better than 3 or 4 months ago and than a year ago”
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Vice-president of the federation, Irina Privalova was called to succeed her. “I am ready to take over, explained Privalova. I want to continue the momentum of the chosen path and cooperate with the working groups (from the international federation) and I hope it will be a success. I think the situation in Rusaf is better than it was 3 or 4 months ago and a year ago. “
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Aged 52, Francophile, Privalova began her career in the sprint at the end of the USSR. Credited with 10”77 in the 100m, 20”87 in the 200m and 49”89 over 400m, she was crowned European champion over 100m in 1994 and over 200m in 1994 and 1998. She undertook to to retrain at the end of her career over the 400m hurdles where she won the Olympic title in Sydney.
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