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Russia: Russian Olympic Committee announces temporary committee to run ARAF
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19.11.2015
President of the Russian Olympic Committee Alexander Zhukov confirmed that a "temporary managing committee" has been formed to manage the All-Russian Athletic Federation (ARAF) during a press conference in Moscow, Wednesday. The decision came after the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) suspended Russia from all international competitions, including the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, following a report made by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) alleging "state sponsored" doping within Russian athletics. "The members of the All-Russia Athletic Federation were present and they supported all our proposals [to set up a temporary managing committee]," said Zhukov. The president recommended the candidacy of Gennagi Aleshin, who is currently the Chairperson of the UNESCO Fund for the Elimination of Doping in sport, to become the head of the temporary committee. Aleshin stated that the main task of the committee is to successfully eliminate doping from the Russian sport, stating that the ARAF "s ready to provide [the temporary managing committee] with authority so we can 'eradicate this infection' together." The committees head added that "it will be a significant signal for our country, other federations and all sports." The IAAF subsequently suspended Russia from all international competitions on Friday, November 13, with members voting 22 to 1 in favour of the motion.
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