MOSCOW, Aug 14 Professor Richard McLaren, who has previously worked on anti-doping investigations rules in Russian sports, said that he did not consider the current suspension of Russian athletes from competitions fair, but until the situation in Ukraine was resolved, the world sports community would not change the decision. Russian and Belarusian athletes before the competition. A number of international federations accepted this recommendation and excluded Russians and Belarusians from competitions under their auspices. Other federations have allowed athletes from the two countries to compete in neutral status. «The way they are treated is unfair. The athletes did not start the conflict and are not responsible for its course. These are two good reasons to allow them to participate (in competitions) again» , – said McLaren, quoted by Sportschau. A number of Russian sports federations filed lawsuits with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). “As long as the conflict lasts, the international sports community will not change its decision,” McLaren noted. in favor of the athletes, the associations will be forced to allow them to compete again. As the newspaper notes, McLaren did not make a prediction about the chances of the Russians in court.
