Isinbayeva quits as Russian anti-doping board chief
Published on: Thursday, June 01, 2017
MOSCOW: World pole vault star Yelena Isinbayeva on Wednesday quit as head of the supervisory council at Russia's anti-doping agency, a step demanded by international officials as Moscow seeks to get its suspension lifted.Russian sports bosses agreed earlier this month that Isinbayeva would leave in line with a request from the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada), one of a raft of criteria the country needs to fulfill in order to get its drug-testing body Rusada reinstated. Press reports, however, said that Isinbayeva would remain as a member of Rusada's supervisory board.ADVERTISEMENT Rusada has been suspended since 2015 in the wake of the report by Richard McLaren which uncovered widespread doping in Russian sport.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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Isinbayeva had been sharply critical of the McLaren report, claiming it unfairly targeted Russia in what she described as a "political act".As she stepped down the two-time Olympic champion said Rusada appeared on course for "interim reinstatement" this month in a move that would see it start to test its own athletes again. – AFP