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Open letter to the Olympic athletes
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Please note in the Appendix an open letter to the participants of the Olympic Games 2018 in Pyeongchang, in which we describe
- Why the results are irregular and no one can enjoy it
- Why the disciplinary procedures against Russian athletes and their exclusion from Olympic Games are unfair and unlawful,
- Why Dr. Rodchenkov is indeed lying about important details of Sochi 2014,
- Why the International Olympic Committee, WADA and Prof. McLaren have ignored evidence that could have refuted the whole story very early before the athletes ‘ careers were destroyed,
- Why the International Olympic Committee and WADA are fighting for conception — and not clean athletes,
- Why it is necessary to establish an independent and strong organisation to represent the interests of the athletes
- And what role did the documentary “Icarus” by Brian Fogel Play, which is just before the award of the Oscar Prize
Extract:
Dear Olympic Athletes,
I am a German legal scientist and lawyer, since 1997 specializing in sports law and international arbitration and one of the lawyers who has the Russian athletes at the sports Court CAS/TAS in Lausanne in connection with the accusations Represented by Dr. Rodchenkov regarding the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi 2014.
The Olympic Games in PyeongChang 2018 are just over and I hope you enjoyed your participation. I hope you were successful and look forward to your medals. If so, I am sorry that the triumph will never be complete. I would have liked you to have been able to compete against the best athletes from Russia. But now you will never know if you would have won your medal against Viktor Ahn, Anton Shipulin, Sergey Ustiugov or Alexander Legkov, for example.
You will have to live with the fact that the Olympic Games 2018 were irregular.
They have been taken the pure and complete victory and they have become victims of the unprecedented attack on the integrity of the Olympic Games.
They may believe that the attack by Russian athletes originated in the past and that their Russian opponents were absent to protect them as clean athletes. This is what the International Olympic Committee and WADA wants you to believe.
The truth looks different.
IOC and WADA do not care about clean athletes, they do not even care about the interests of the athletes. They take care of themselves and the greatest attack on the integrity of the Olympic Games came from within, from the IOC itself and WADA.
In the first place, both organizations are fighting for leadership in the Olympic movement and in the fight against doping and the athletes are in between. Athletes. Not only Russian athletes.
For someone who is familiar with every detail of the case for over a year, it is difficult to accept each day to hear opinions from different people and interest groups who – it seems – live in a kind of virtual reality. While they live in their echo chambers, they talk day by day about the protection of clean athletes, courageous whistleblowers, justice, supposedly proven facts and fair trials. None of this is true.
In my youth there was a saying: Once a liar, always a liar. It was a call to not lie if you wanted to remain credible. Today, however, this saying is wrong. It makes no difference whether you’re lying or not. It’s just important who you serve with a lie.
List of Contents
- The background | Why IOC and WADA are trying to cover up their responsibilities.. 5
- The credibility of Dr. Rodchenkovs accusations.. 6
- The basic problem of Dr Rodchenkov as a witness.. 6
- Dr. Rodchenkovs Diaries. 8
- The assertion that “ll samples of the athletes on the so-called” Duchess List “were exchanged at night between midnight and 4.00 o’clock” is demonstrably wrong! 9
- Specific reminder of the participation of a single athlete is wrong.. 9
- The agreement with the Norwegian Anti-Doping Agency. 10
- The proof window of the “cocktails”. 12
III. The alleged waterproof evidence of the IOC… 13
- IOC has not taken into account relieving evidence. 15
- No review of blood samples.. 15
- unconsidered relieving documents.. 17
- Violation of fundamental procedural rights of athletes.. 17
- The role of Brian Fogel and Icarus. 21
VII. Prof. Richard McLaren.. 25
VIII. The reasons | Variety of conflicts of interest.. 26
Please note attached open letter to Olympians of the Olympic Games 2018 in Pyeongchang, in which is described
- Why the results are irregular and no one can enjoy
- Why the Disciplinary procedures against Russian athletes and their exclusion from Olympic Games were unfair and unlawful
- Why Dr Rodchenkov is indeed lying about important details of Sochi 2014
- Why the International Olympic Committee, WADA and Prof McLaren disregarding evidence which could have rebutted the whole story very early before athletes careers were destroyed
- Why the International Olympic Committee and WADA are fighting for leadership and not for clean athletes
- Why it is necessary to found a independent and strong organization to represent the athletes interest
- And which role a documentary has which is close to be awarded with an Academy Award, the Oskar
Abstract:
Dear Olympians,
I ´ m a German lawyer and legal scientist, specialized in sports law and international arbitration since 1997 and one of the lawyers who represented Russian athletes at Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne in connection with the allegations of Dr Rodchenkov regarding Olympic Games Sochi 2014.
The Olymoic Games PyeongChang 2018 are just finished and I hope you enjoyed your attendance. I hope you were successful and you were happy about your medal. However, if so, I ´ m sorry for you that the triumph will be never complete. I wish for you that you won against the best athletes from Russia. But now you will never know if you would have achieved the medal against Viktor Ahn, Anton Shipulin, Sergey Ustiugov or Alexander Legkov for example.
You will have to live with the fact that the Olympic Games 2018 were irregular.
You have been cheated of the pure and complete victory and you are a victim of the unprecedented attack on the integrity of the Olympic Games.
You may believe that the attack came from Russian athletes in the past and the Russian opponents were absent to protect you as a clean athlete. That ´ s what the International Olympic Committee and WADA want to make you believe.
The truth is different.
IOC and WADA don ´ t care about clean athletes, the even Don ´ t care about the interests of athletes. They care about themselves and the greatest attack on the integrity of the Olympic Games came from inside, from IOC itself and WADA
Primarily Both organizations are fighting for leadership in the Olympic movement and fight against doping and the athletes are in between. Athletes. Not only Russian athletes.
As someone who has been involved with every detail of the case for a year it is hard to accept to read every day statements from different individuals and stakeholders who all appear to live in a kind of virtual reality. Living in their echo caves they are talking day by day about protection of clean athletes, courageous whistleblower, justice, alleged proven facts and fair procedures. None of that is true.
In my youth there was a saying: Once a liar, always a liar. It was an invitation not to lie if you want to remain credible. However, today the speech is wrong. It doesn’t matter if you are lying or not. It is merely important whom you serve with your lie.
Table of Contents
- The background Why IOC and WADA try to cover up their resposnibility. 4
- Credibility of Dr Rodchenkovs allegations. 5
- Basic problem of Dr Rodchenkov as a wittness. 5
- Dr Rodchenkov ´ S diaries. 7
- The allegation “all samples from athletes mentioned on so called” Duchess list “were swapped during night time between midnight and 4 a.m.” Is demonstrably wrong! 8
- Specific recollection on participation of a specific athlete is wrong.. 8
- The agreement with Norwegian anti-doping.. 9
- The detection window of the “cocktail”. 10
III. The alleged watertight proof of IOC… 11
- IOC disregarding exonerating evidence.. 13
- No retest of blood samples. 13
- Disregarding exonerating documents. 15
- Violation of fundamental procedural rights of the athletes. 15
- The role of Brian Fogel and Icarus. 18