Prison threatens: police raided biathlon in the Russian Federation – Biathlon News – Austria



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Austrian police are accused of serious anti-doping rule violations by the Russian biathlon team, who arrived in Hochfiltsen for the 2nd stage of the World Cup. Under the suspicion of biathletes, doctors and masseurs.

"You have before you the names of athletes, coaches, doctors and masseurs accused of breaking the anti-doping rules at the World Championships in Hochfilten in 2017", writes sports telecom maker Dmitry Guberniev on Instagram

Athletes Yevgen Garanichev, Alexander Loginov, Anton Shipulin, Irina Starich, Alexey Volkov, coach Alexander Kasperovich, doctors Artem Kryntsilov, Yevgeny Shutov, masseurs Oleksandr Selyavkin and Dmytro Topichkanov are on the list. Doping in Austria is a criminal offense punishable by three years of imprisonment. The police informed that all the lists had to testify. The team has already contacted the consul – she has the right to use interpreters, lawyers and other legal aid services.

At the end of August, it was reported that four members of Russia were suspected of using doping with the International Union of Biathletists (IBU). It is known that three athletes have already completed their careers and one of them is not called to the national team.

Two Olympic champions from Russia were disqualified in December due to failed doping tests.

According to OBOZREVATEL, Olympic champion Anton Shipouline was not part of the Russian national team at the start of the Biathlon World Cup.

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