Russian Training Secrets Discovered

IPF Press Release

Suspension of the Russian and Ukrainian Powerlifting Federation

The Russian and Ukrainian Powerlifting Federation have been suspended
by decision of the Executive Committee of the International
Powerlifting Federation for all international competitions and records
from 1st September 2006 until 31st December 2007.

This suspension which is according to the IPF Anti-Doping Rules
12.6/12.6.1 has become necessary in the light of an extremely high
number of positive doping cases from lifters of these two countries at
International and European Championships and Out-of-Competition tests
run by independent anti-doping agencies at the Russian and Ukrainian
National Powerlifting Championships in 2006.

The IPF?s big concern on this regard was enhanced by the fact that in
November 2005 in Miami an agreement has been negotiated with the
Presidents of the two Powerlifting Federations to enforce the
Anti-Doping Rules in their countries but no sign of compliance with
this agreement was ever received.

Beside the suspension for international competitions and records the
Russian and Ukrainian Powerlifting Federation has to demonstrate to
the IPF EC latest on 31st December 2007 that they have established a
domestic in- and out-of-competition testing programme complying with
the standards of the WADA Code and the IPF Anti-Doping Rules. The
adequacy of these programmes shall be determined by the IPF EC. On
request the IPF will support the two federations in this matter to
achieve the necessary testings.

Beginning with 1st January 2008 the Russian and Ukrainian Powerlifting
Federation will start into a one year of probation. If in 2008 one (or
more) Russian or Ukrainian lifters should commit any Anti-Doping Rule
violation the Russian or Ukrainian Powerlifting federation would be
suspended for one more year.

Since January 2004 the IPF is a signatory of the WADA Code and
therefore one of our most important goals is the fight against doping.
Therefore the IPF is spending almost 30 % of its budget for doping
controls and educational activities.

Irrespective of the two federations the IPF will observe other member
federations as well and will take actions if this seems to be
necessary.

Detlev Albrings
IPF General Secretary


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