MOSCOW, August 5, Vasily Bogdanov. 2012 Olympic champion in rowing Kayaking Alexander Dyachenko appealed to the Moscow City Court with an objection to the recognition of the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on disqualification for four years for the use of prohibited substances, said Elena Iskhakova, Secretary General of the All-Russian Federation of Kayaking and Canoeing. Dyachenko was found guilty of using prohibited substances in 2014 substances trenbolone and methenolone. The 32-year-old athlete is suspended for four years, minus the period of suspension already served, the period of suspension is counted from June 9. All the results of the athlete between June 5, 2014 and December 31, 2016 were canceled. «Alexander, together with his lawyers, decided not to appeal to the Swiss Federal Court, it is unrealistic to achieve a positive result there. Now he will appeal to the Moscow City Court, and what steps will be taken next, it's better to ask him. We support his position. No samples were presented — everything was just from someone's words. We believe that it is wrong to disqualify an athlete for such a period without providing any evidence, to put it mildly, is wrong, «Iskhakova said. At the Olympic 2012 games in London, Dyachenko, together with Yuri Postrigai, won gold medals in the K-2 discipline at 200 meters.
