Dimast 88 Posted January 26, 2018 #161 Share Posted January 26, 2018 (edited) An open letter from Victor An to the IOC President Thomas Bach Dear Mr. President Thomas Bach, Back in 2002, I got my first opportunity to participate in Olympic Games. The present ones in Korea were supposed to become an especially significant part of my career for several reasons. Two weeks before the start of the Olympics I found out that the Olympic movement does not consider me an athlete, who deserves to be a part of it without even providing an explanation. During my entire career journey in short track, I’ve never given a reason to doubt my honesty and my integrity, especially when it comes to my victories which I achieved with nothing but my strength and dedication. I have always maintained respect to the sport itself, my rivals, the Olympic movement, and I’ve always complied with the anti-doping legislation. I honestly thought that properly completing all the steps to meet the criteria to be a part of the Olympic Games, a "clean" athlete deserves a right to compete there. However, the IOC commission has decided otherwise and didn’t provide me with reasons why so. I thoroughly went over the criteria which commission utilized when they made this decision. I can honestly declare that I haven’t done anything that would justify putting me on the list of athletes barred from participating in the Olympic Games. It is outrageous that there is no concrete reason which explains my exclusion from the Olympics, and furthermore people now view me as an athlete who used doping. After all these years in sports, this verdict of preventing me to be in Olympics has become a symbol of mistrust to me from the side of IOC as well as the reason of mistrust from the side of the entire sport community. I hope that the IOC will ultimately declare their reason for my exclusion, so I will be able to defend my honor and dignity. I have a full right to believe and hope that I have the trust of my supporters, as well as journalists, after my long journey in short-track and with absolute absence of my fault in this situation, when I’m deprived an opportunity to participate in the Olympics. Sincerely Yours, Viktor An https://rsport.ria.ru/blog_speedskating/20180126/1131630279.html Victor shouldnt watch Russian TV, there's terrible propaganda. Only German TV with Hayo Zeppelt. ARD, There will quickly explain Скрытый текст Edited January 26, 2018 by Dimast opruh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianlu33 3,675 Posted January 26, 2018 #162 Share Posted January 26, 2018 34 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Not just banned, jailed It's the right chose. London 2012 scandal was a shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,990 Posted January 26, 2018 #163 Share Posted January 26, 2018 (edited) actually, Fiorella and Fischetto were the doctors of the Italian Athletics team at the time of Alex's 1st positive test in 2012, before the London Games... so, they've been convicted because, according to the judge's decision, they knew he was taking drugs well before he tested positive and tried to hide that... moreover, Fischetto was also the man in charge for the IAAF to investigate on the Russian race-walkers... and when Schwazer did testimony against him at the first auditions of these procedings, he was the mastermind (with help from the Russians) behind all the farce of Alex's second positive test (at the beginning of 2016)...but this last art has not been stated in this trial, because, among other things, IAAF and Koelner lab didn't release the samples of that test yet despite the orders from both Italian and German judges... but this is just another story... p.s. however, non of those criminals would spend a day in jail, since Fiorella and Fischetto have been sentenced to 2 years only and Rita Bottiglieri (she was -is?- one of the Italian Federation board members) just to 9 months, which means in our Country that the sentence is suspended and replaced by a strong fine (only sentences of 36 months and more are executive and could lead people to jail)... here's an article about yesterday's sentence (in Italian)... http://www.repubblica.it/sport/vari/2018/01/25/news/doping_caso_schwazer_condannati_tre_medici_fidal-187262121/?ref=RHRS-BH-I0-C6-P14-S1.6-T1 Edited January 26, 2018 by phelps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dareza 911 Posted January 26, 2018 #164 Share Posted January 26, 2018 https://www.b92.net/sport/vaterpolo/vesti.php?yyyy=2018&mm=01&dd=26&nav_id=1351536 Filip Radojevic (waterpolo). Two years suspension for him. And he is still junior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sindo 1,253 Posted January 26, 2018 #165 Share Posted January 26, 2018 @Dimast @De_Gambassi Ok guys, enough. You have your own ideas and none of you will be able to convince the other, so if you want to go on your discussion do it through Private Message, if you want to stop it, there is always the "Ignore" button on the users you do not want to read posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,189 Posted January 26, 2018 #166 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Really, why is deleting posts such a thing here? #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimast 88 Posted January 26, 2018 #167 Share Posted January 26, 2018 10 минут назад, Sindo сказал: @Dimast @De_Gambassi Ok guys, enough. You have your own ideas and none of you will be able to convince the other, so if you want to go on your discussion do it through Private Message, if you want to stop it, there is always the "Ignore" button on the users you do not want to read posts You're right, I'm sorry, Sindo. I've been here six years, you know, but the first time ... again, sorry opruh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sindo 1,253 Posted January 26, 2018 #168 Share Posted January 26, 2018 5 minutes ago, dcro said: Really, why is deleting posts such a thing here? I have deleted 5 posts of a private conversation between Dimast and De Gambassi which was becoming a dangerous discussion and completely private between the two users. Are you talking about those posts or other mods have deleted other posts ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De_Gambassi 899 Posted January 26, 2018 #169 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Juste maintenant , Sindo a déclaré: I have deleted 5 posts of a private conversation between Dimast and De Gambassi which was becoming a dangerous discussion and completely private between the two users. Are you talking about those posts or other mods have deleted other posts ? They're were nothing private about what I wrote. But, it was getting toxic and I understand why you deleted them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,189 Posted January 26, 2018 #170 Share Posted January 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, Sindo said: I have deleted 5 posts of a private conversation between Dimast and De Gambassi which was becoming a dangerous discussion and completely private between the two users. Are you talking about those posts or other mods have deleted other posts ? I didn't read everything, but earlier it looked just like a discussion. Thought there were more posts that got deleted. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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