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The Chairman of the Committee for sports of German Bundestag Dagmar Freitag grossly violated the principles of the Olympic Charter and the United Nations, said the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC). Her call to disqualify Russian athletes from participation in the Olympics to be held in South Korean Pyeongchang from 9 to 25 February 2018, the ROC called an attempt to pressure the international Olympic Committee (IOC ).
This week in the sport Committee of the German Parliament held a hearing on the report of the independent Commission of the world anti-doping Committee (WADA) under the leadership of Richard McLaren on doping in Russia. The meeting was attended by representatives of WADA, the IOC, ROC and other organizations. Before the Committee made the McLaren, saying that he was disappointed by the slow response of IOC to its report. Also your opinions with parliamentarians shared the journalist of the TV company ARD, Hyo Seppelt, who directed several films about doping in Russia.
Following the meeting, Freitag said that Russian sports officials are still not aware of the illegality of their actions. In her opinion the IOC should understand this situation and to take all measures that Russia has not participated in the Olympics in 2018.