The doctor of the Russian national team admits the use of ammonia but denies doping

Denis Cheryshev of Russia (R) celebrates 2-0 in the 2018 FIFA World Cup ™ match, a preliminary round football match between Russia and Egypt in St. Petersburg , in Russia, June 19, 2018. EFE / EPA / ETIENNE LAURENT

The doctor of the Russian national team, Eduard Bezuglov denied today that Russian football players have doped during the World Cup before playing in the knockout stage against Spain and the quarter-finals against Croatia.

" It is a simple ammonia with which pieces of cotton are impregnated and then inhaled.Thousands of athletes do it to encourage it.It has been used for decades "Bezuglov told the local media.

The doctor added that ammonia " is not only used in sports, but in people's daily lives when someone loses consciousness or feels weak ] "

" Simply because of the strong smell it exudes.You can go to any pharmacy, buy cotton and ammonia. " nothing to do with doping. "

The German press, in particular the" Süddeutsche Zeitung ", reports that representatives of the Russian team confirmed that the players of the host team inhaled air. 39 Ammonia to Feel Better During World Cup Matches

This is what happened before the match against the Spaniards, who were surprisingly eliminated by the Russians during the shootout to the goal after a draw 1-19. before the local football players jumped into the field against the Croats, it was observed how many of them were rubbing their noses, which led the newspaper to denounce the usual use of it. ammonia in the combined host.

which would improve blood circulation and lung capacity, is not a substance that is defined as prohibited by the FIFA Anti-Doping Regulations.

This is not the first time it was time for Russian football to be considered a doping suspect, since FIFA opened in 2016 an investigation into a plot in which eleven players cited by the McLaren report of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) were involved.

involved in the plot would be the central Kazan Rubin, Ruslan Kambolov, who was called to the World Cup, but was replaced at the last minute by the veteran Sergei Ignashevich.

The case of doping against Kambolov, who had to leave for a muscular injury the concentration of the Russian team a few weeks of the opening match, was closed due to lack of evidence, according to their lawyers. EFE

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