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Bladewire · 08-14-2017, 07:53 AM

?I don?t want to return my medals because I think no one would have deserved them more.?

"The fact many medals have not been returned points to a broader issue with the culture of Russian sport."

"The Rusdian federation is already suspended over a 2015 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report that exposed systematic state-sponsored doping in Russian athletics."

Russian Athletes Refuse To Return Olympic Medals After Doping Scandal | HuffPost

The silver medals Russian sprinter Tatyana Firova won at the Beijing and London Olympics are stored in a safe in her apartment near Moscow in defiance of the International Olympic Committee, which has wanted them back for months.

Firova is one of six athletes who told Reuters they had yet to return Olympic medals and diplomas from the Beijing and London Games that were revoked over the last year after their samples, or those of relay teammates, tested positive for banned substances.

Two of these athletes said they had no intention of returning them, while three others said they would do so but were unclear how to proceed, had logistical constraints or were awaiting the outcome of an appeal. Another athlete was undecided.

?I don?t want to return my medals because I think no one would have deserved them more,? said Firova, who was stripped of her Beijing silver medal in the 4x400-meter relay after banned substances, including the anabolic steroid turinabol, were found in her samples.

Russia?s athletics federation told Reuters that three stripped Olympic medals and one diploma had been returned, and that several appeals were still being heard. In February, it said 23 medals needed to be handed back.

The federation is already suspended over a 2015 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report that exposed systematic state-sponsored doping in Russian athletics. It remains unclear if not returning medals could lead to additional disciplinary measures or stop Russian athletes going to the Olympics.

It is also unclear whether the International Olympic Committee can compel athletes to return medals.

?They are not a police force,? Olympic historian Bill Mallon said of the IOC.

08-14-2017, 07:53 AM
Bladewire StraightBro Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Monarch Beach, CA USA Posts: 56,232	Russian Athletes Refuse To Return Olympic Medals After Doping Scandal ?I don?t want to return my medals because I think no one would have deserved them more.? "The fact many medals have not been returned points to a broader issue with the culture of Russian sport." "The Rusdian federation is already suspended over a 2015 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report that exposed systematic state-sponsored doping in Russian athletics." Russian Athletes Refuse To Return Olympic Medals After Doping Scandal \| HuffPost The silver medals Russian sprinter Tatyana Firova won at the Beijing and London Olympics are stored in a safe in her apartment near Moscow in defiance of the International Olympic Committee, which has wanted them back for months. Firova is one of six athletes who told Reuters they had yet to return Olympic medals and diplomas from the Beijing and London Games that were revoked over the last year after their samples, or those of relay teammates, tested positive for banned substances. Two of these athletes said they had no intention of returning them, while three others said they would do so but were unclear how to proceed, had logistical constraints or were awaiting the outcome of an appeal. Another athlete was undecided. ?I don?t want to return my medals because I think no one would have deserved them more,? said Firova, who was stripped of her Beijing silver medal in the 4x400-meter relay after banned substances, including the anabolic steroid turinabol, were found in her samples. Russia?s athletics federation told Reuters that three stripped Olympic medals and one diploma had been returned, and that several appeals were still being heard. In February, it said 23 medals needed to be handed back. The federation is already suspended over a 2015 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report that exposed systematic state-sponsored doping in Russian athletics. It remains unclear if not returning medals could lead to additional disciplinary measures or stop Russian athletes going to the Olympics. It is also unclear whether the International Olympic Committee can compel athletes to return medals. ?They are not a police force,? Olympic historian Bill Mallon said of the IOC.