Commentary by Brent Rutemiller, Publisher
PHOENIX – In what can only be called as shocking, Cornel Marculescu, Executive Director for the Federation Internationale De Natation (FINA), admits that he has not taken the time to watch the German film documentary “Secret Doping Dossier: How Russia Produces It’s Winners” exposing systematic doping in Russia. The documentary has been the talk of the entire sporting world ever since its release two months ago.
This revelation is startling considering the fact that Russia will be hosting the FINA World Championship in Kazan, July 24-August 9, 2015. RUSADA, Russia’s Anti-Doping Agency, will be conducting the doping control tests at the event.
RUSADA’s role in the scandal is mentioned in the documentary and will be part of an investigation by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). WADA founding President, Dick Pound stated, “This is an extremely alarming case.” Pound will be a part of the three member investigative commission.
Marculescu seems to be oblivious to these events. Further concerning, Marculescu endorsed RUSADA in a recent letter to the American and World Coaches Association where he not only admitted he has not seen the documentary but said, “… we consider our collaboration and relations with RUSADA as normal and good.”
One would think that Marculescu, the most powerful executive in aquatic sports, would have educated himself on the documentary or at least read the transcripts.
Here is a links to the Documentary Video: Video
Just a quick search on the Internet shows that almost every media outlet in the world is reporting the seriousness and magnitude of systematic doping in Russia. NOTE: Sometimes, the media gets it right!
We have captured a few of those links in an attempt to further educate Mr. Marculesu on the seriousness of this escalating issue:
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Russian doping scandal robbed Irish athletes of much more than …
Gillick (31) pointed out that the huge levels of doping in Russia robbed Irish athletes of much more than medals. “This year we had Olive … -
Russian walkers’ doping on par with Lance
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Russian child athletes are doping at school, says sports minister
Russia’s Yuliya Zaripova, winning the 3,000m steeplechase at the London Olympics, has been banned for a drug violation. Photograph: Anja … -
Doping should be criminal offense: Russia chief
“We need to treat doping as a class A drug,” the 65-year-old Balakhnichev … Thereforedoping in Russia has not yet become a criminal offense. -
Russian anti-doping chief compares country’s race-walking doping …
Russian anti-doping agency head Nikita Kamaev says the walkers’ … Armstrong was banned for life in 2012 for doping offences and stripped of his seven Tour … -
Doping should be criminal offence – Russia chief
17 having been president since 1990. Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA suspended a number of athletes in January, including Kaniskina, …
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Russian probe is ‘defining moment’ for doping, says US boss
Russian probe is ‘defining moment’ for doping, says U.S. boss … aired in a German TV documentary but have not been verified by Reuters, … -
Doping Scandals Prompt Soul Searching in Russian Athletics …
Today, Russia’s sporting ego is bruised. Since German television channel ZDF/ARD broadcast a documentary in December in whichRussia …
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Perhaps he must wait what FINA experts of Doping Panel have to say about………….
Why is this shocking to anybody? It seems consistent with almost everything I’ve read about FINA in the last decade, from many, many different sources.