IAAF BANS RUSSIA FROM ATHLETICS !

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has banned unanimously Russia from Athletics, as is proposed in the report by WADA (World Anti Doping Agency).

To ban only Russia may appear harsh, because there are other countries and athletes who have aroused suspicion.  However, it does offer the IAAF and its President Lord Coe an early chance to impose, on all countries and all athletes, stringent new rules on doping tests needed in athletics.

A complete revision of current rules is required.  Only countries and competitors who accept to apply ALL these updated new  conditions should be allowed to participate in IAAF events. 

These new rules should cover,

     -  Anti doping tests two hours before all athletics events, and a test after the event for the winners.
    -  Temporary but immediate expulsion of athletes if tests are not "clean" !
    -  Random unannounced tests on athletes between meetings at any time, anywhere, by WADA officials.
    -  Expulsion of any Country from Athletics, which refuses the entry to its territory of Competitors or Officials affiliated to IAAF, and of unannounced visits by WADA officials.

The current world records cannot now all be suspected and investigated.  New, clean records must now be cataloged from a certain date and become the World Records of the New Era, once the new rules have been adopted.

When Russia signs-up to the new rules, it could then again participate !   By the time of the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, Putin should have completed his Investigation into doping in his Country. 

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