Politics in sports

19.12.2022

Ivanov returns as Russian Athletics Federation President after CAS sanctions end

Ivanov returns as Russian Athletics Federation President after CAS sanctions end
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Peter Ivanov has returned as President of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) following the end of the two-year sanctions imposed on the nation by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in relation to the cover-up of state-sponsored doping.

Ivanov temporarily resigned from the position in February 2021 after World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sanctions, diluted by the CAS, stipulated Russian Government officials could not hold sports leadership roles.

Ivanov was affected as he has overseen high-speed railways for the Russian Government since October 2020 — two months before the sanctions were confirmed by the CAS, which partially agreed with WADA.

WADA had sought a four-year period of punishments.

The rule on Government officials also impacted Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin, who stepped aside as President of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and has not returned to that role.

It was confirmed yesterday that FISU's Acting President Leonz Eder is set to remain in charge until next year's election.

However, Matytsin has announced that Ivanov will return to the RusAF fold.

It comes at a crucial time for the RusAF, which has been suspended by World Athletics since 2015 because of a doping crisis within Russian athletics but has been edging closer to reinstatement.

I congratulate Peter on his return to the post of President of the Russian Athletics Federation,

said the Sports Minister, as reported by Russian state news agency TASS.

Russia has been suspended by World Athletics since 2015 

Sydney 2000 Olympic 400 metres hurdles champion Irina Privalova, who was standing in for Ivanov, is to return to her position as first vice-president of the organisation.

 
In November, World Athletics Russia Taskforce chair Rune Andersen told the World Athletics Council there was "a new culture of good governance and zero tolerance for doping throughout" the RusAF.

Andersen added the Russia Taskforce "expects to be in a position by March 2023 to make a final recommendation to Council on the reinstatement of RusAF".

The RusAF suspension has prevented Russian athletes from competing under their national flag in international athletics events.

Instead a select few have been able to compete as Authorised Neutral Athletes.

Ivanov confirmed this was expected in March and was focused on the working forward now that the CAS sanctions have been lifted.

We are coordinating this issue, this communication will definitely take place by the end of March, we plan that consultations on the restoration of the RusAF will be held in person,

Ivanov told TASS.

The biennium has ended and today we are starting to work again and are dealing with the issues that our athletics are facing, the tasks that are facing the Ministry of Sports. 

Olympic gold medallist Irina Privalova, who has been standing in as Acting President for Peter Ivanov, will return to her previous position as first vice-president 

Privalova was confident that only "blunders" could affect their chances of readmission into World Athletics.

There are no comments on the implementation of the road map, 

said the first vice-president, as reported by TASS.

If something will appear, then the reason can only be blunders in the work of our Federation, which I practically rule out. 

Or the reason will be politics, which I also rule out, so I am optimistic in this regard.

However, RusAF reinstatement would not mean they could return to the field of play unless sanctions related to the war in Ukraine were lifted
World Athletics has followed an International Olympic Committee recommendation and banned athletes from Russia and Belarus because of the war.


insidethegames has approached World Athletics for comment on Ivanov's reinstatement as the RusAF President.


Ivanov was formerly the head of the Russian Triathlon Federation before being replaced in February 2020 by Ksenia Shoigu, the daughter of Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.
 

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