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Ivan Dobrorezov

Russian Armsport Association (RAA) welcomes Leonard Harkless, Referees’ Payment

Ivan Dobrorezov │ Image Source: armsport-rus.ru
This is the Russian Armsport Association (RAA)’s official response to Leonard Harkless’ response to Alexander Filimonov: Referee Funds
The original article in Russian language was written by Ivan Dobrorezov, who was appointed as press attache of the Russian Armsport Association (RAA), on 10 March 2014.

Source: armsport-rus.ru │ Google Translate (with corrections and links added by XSportNews)

On the financing conditions of payment of the referee in the WAF

The Russian Armsport Association certainly welcomes and supports the efforts of Leonard Herkless to create equal conditions for career referees in armwrestling. We would like to note that the financial terms of the payment of the referees from different countries and different levels of qualification, published for general guidance for the first time, and we are pleased that our efforts to create transparency in the work of the Directorate of WAF, is producing results! The fact of the publication of the terms of payment of the referee is a huge step forward. However, these conditions were not clear to all, and we asked for clarification to  and . Through their comments to the letter of , overall funding picture became clearer.

There are three categories of referees: Junior, Senior, Master. Junior gets nothing, they are not referees at the armwrestling table, they help to remove athletes, check lists of categories, etc.

Then the following: WAF gives referees some money – a certain percentage in accordance with the entry fee collected. This amount is broken down on the referees, depending on rank (Master or Senior), the number of days worked by the referee in the championship (involving in the organization and conduct of Referee Seminar, this day shall be counted as working).

Binding to the money spent on the ticket is very conditional. You can not get more than you spent. But in practice, the cost of the ticket is always greater than the amount received for the work. In other words, the three components to determine the amount: 1. Referee level, 2. The number of days worked, 3. The cost of the ticket.

We hope that  and  will continue to introduce more sports community with the mechanisms of payment of the referees !

But it remains unclear why the answers to our questions were published in a social network, not on the official website of the WAF, and were not sent to the email of Russian Armsport Association (RAA).

Nevertheless, we hope in the near future and get answers to the rest of our questions.

Press attache of RAA
Ivan Dobrorezov

Source: armsport-rus.ru │ Google Translate (with corrections and links added by XSportNews)

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Alexander Filimonov before the A1 Rusian Open 2013 │by Armsport-rus.ru

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Original – armsport-rus.ru │ Google Translate:

” Alexander Filimonov, president of the PAA, the tournament A1

On the eve of the biggest tournament of the year on armsportu World Armwrestling Grand Prix A1 RUSSIAN OPEN RUSARTARHIV we decided to interview the chairman of the organizing committee of the tournament, PAA President Alexander A. Filimonov.

IRON WORLD: Alexander, tell us what we expect major changes compared to last year’s tournament?
Alexander Filimonov: First, it is a place of the tournament – a super-modern sports complex “Dynamo” in Krylatsky. Only in 2010, at the European Championships arm wrestlers had the opportunity to compete in such circumstances.
In the “Dynamo” we fell in love at first sight: a very cozy, comfortable and cozy room just for our sport. This year we attracted to process events company that worked at the Universiade in Kazan and works in Sochi. It will be a new level of competition in armsportu.

JM: At the Nemiroff breaks in play live rock musicians, and music on the A1 will support?
AF: Background music is now available on all important tournaments in MMA, boxing or kickboxing. But there is a caveat – the copyright. So just run the soundtrack from “Rocky” to exit the athlete to fight anymore. Therefore, the A1 will work “live” together with guitarist DJ.

JM: From the list, geography tournament expanded significantly.
AF: expanded, but not as much as we would like. Indians and Romanians were unable to send a well-formed documents to obtain a visa and is not likely to come. Americans are once again hiding. But for them to create exceptional conditions, we do not plan to. They want to – come.

JM: Can take part in the tournament athletes disqualified for using doping substances?
AF: Of course not, it is common practice in all sports. But the absence of disqualified athletes virtually no impact on the level of competition. Instead Lilieva on A1 will fight Krasimir Kostadinov (Bulgaria), who won twice Arsene streak at the World Cup in Brazil and the European Championships in Lithuania!
Instead of going Babaeva Prudnyk Eugene, who defeated Rustam Babaev at the European Championships in Lithuania. Added other very strong arm wrestlers.

JM: Who would you recommend to pay attention to this tournament?
AF: Personally, I will be interested to see how the fight Spartacus Zoloyev, in the championship of Russia this year, he was out of the competition, as he spoke after a long break. Spartacus has a huge and untapped potential. I am confident that the A1 he will fight for medals not only in its category, but also in absolyutke. It is interesting to look at and Trubina Prudniki. Frankly, the list of participants as well-known names that is difficult to single out any separately.

JM: What are the top three winners absolyutki.
AF: The top three – hard. Chicken and Pushkar and more may be possible. Kostadinov, brothers Zoloeva, Zhoh, Usmanov, TRUBIN, Tsoriev, etc. – any of them can get up to third place.

JM: How many judges will serve the tournament?
AF: 12 core, including the most authoritative – George Lobanov (Ukraine) and David Shida (England). Only about 30 people will organize quality equitable refereeing in this important event. Given that the Chief Justice will be the referee master Andrei Mosolov, and the secretary – Olesya Romanenko, there is no doubt in the success of the tournament.

JM: Live A1 – where and when?
AF: The official website of PAA – www.armsport-rus.ru 26 and 27 July from 12:00 to 20:00 in two streams – in HD and in its original format.
On the TV channel “Fighter” can be seen A1 a week after the events in redacted form.

JM: Who will be the lead guest and who is planning to attend the tournament?
AF: Sergey Badyuk, like last year, will lead the tournament with me.
The opening ceremony was just attend a State Duma deputy, honored master of sport of arm wrestling Vladimir Krupennikov.
Invitations were given to many famous people who come – we’ll see.
The main thing that will come to many of our close friends from Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Poland and other countries. We are doing this tournament for ourselves, for our large multi-ethnic family.
We look forward to seeing our loved ones, almost native people: athletes, coaches, judges.
We strive to make the A1 a holiday that offers, as the New Year.
But without the ideological inspirer and founder of A1 – Nicholas Mishta – to do so would be impossible. Nicholas is involved in all the preparatory meetings for the tournament and pays attention to every detail, but little things in this great project no.

JM: Tickets for the tournament will be available in the “Dynamo”?
AF: It is possible, as we plan to give to the Credentials Committee July 25 piece free tickets to sports veterans, the disabled, athletes, tournament participants A1 on Red Square.
The remaining tickets will go to fund the Sports Palace, they will be available as 26 and 27 July.

JM: Thank you for the interview and wish you a honorary title “Honored Worker of Physical Culture of the Russian Federation”!
AF: Thank you very much an “iron PEACE” for their constant help and support of our beloved sport.

The attention of all the judges of Moscow! On Friday, July 26, at 9:00 in the Krylatskoye in DC “Dinamo”, will referee seminar, trainers – D. latum and Lobanov. Past seminar will be allowed to officiate at international tournaments. ”

Original – armsport-rus.ru │ Google Translate

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VIDEO: Armwrestling about doping control in 2013, English Subtitles │by Armpower.NET

 – at the beginning of the video talks about doping control,
 – from 6:14 talks about doping control,
 – from 12:17 talks about doping control

Published on 4 Jul 2013

Igor Mazurenko, Andrey Pushkar, Nazarij Ivanitskij, Georgy Lobanov and Oleg Zokh about doping control results in 2013.

Source: armpowernet

Start time Transcript from YouTube
00:02 Right now we will speak about the doping control.
00:09 We have 12 positive results now.
00:12 The results are positive for big stars in armwrestling
00:14 How it will change our discipline of sport?
00:17 I think now is a moment for new competitors
00:21 For that, who was not so strong yet
00:28 For example in 80 – 86kg
00:33 If they was not so strong
00:38 and they oponents was strong
00:42 now, they can be at the first places.
00:48 The level of the category will be different
00:50 and we will receive new winners.
00:57 Is this good for us that there will be missing champions like
01:01 Rustam Babayev, Arsen Liliev?
01:05 I think…
01:10 they was fighting in open classes
01:15 Rustam Babayev, Liliev, Mamedov
01:18 and Tsakhilov…
01:21 Right now the open class will be not so interesting.
01:28 Mamedov for example was the best in 80kg
01:39 and he won with the verry good sportsmens.
01:43 It was standard for this class
01:50 but now we will not see him.
01:53 And Rustam Babaev in 86kg
01:56 was strong in this class – even he pulled with Denis Cyplenkov.
02:00 I think it will be missing.
02:07 How it will change our sport?
02:10 Is this means that it will change the point of view for young people?
02:17 They can say “we don’t need this sport because we can be “positive” too.
02:26 I think they will not think like this.
02:30 They will think that they have to train harder.
02:35 And do not use anything what is not allowed.
02:38 Just to train this sport.
02:42 … ?
02:52 What is your opinion about doping control?
02:56 I’m not using anything what is not allowed.
03:03 I was tested at the European Championships
03:06 and there was no problems
03:11 I think you can train and collect the results without that.
03:17 Relly important topic right now – doping control.
03:26 This situation from European Championships with 12 competitors
03:31 including the big champions
03:33 Rustam Babaev, Kvikvinia ect.
03:36 Bratchenia, Mamedov ect
03:44 Every name have some fans around the world
03:49 In their cities, regions…
03:52 … makes some good things…
03:55 and they are positive during the doping control. What do you think about this situation?
04:00 Is this some mistake?
04:03 I think, that because of football Euro 2012 – in Poland there was some changes in the laboratories.
04:21 And now they can find more than before.
04:29 So, thats why it changed situation.
04:42 Its really hard time for this sportsmen and I think everyone have to think about it.
04:46 Do you think that all of this 12 competitors will come back after 2 years?
04:51 I think we can not see everyone.
04:57 I want to say, that (if I remember it good) they have to make second test after this 2 years.
05:20 Yes, they have to do second test.
05:22 I think some of them will be affraid to make this test again.
05:28 They have an option to fight in pro-armwrestling.
05:33 Yes, they can go to the pro (PAL)
05:39 It hard to say, but it will be hard to leave this sport.
05:45 Its not a hobby – its something like the way of life.
05:50 How will be armwrestlig changed now (i mean the popularity)?
06:05 I think for next time and it will get the championships level down.
06:15 Topic: doping control
06:20 There was 12 competitors “positive” at the Europeans.
06:27 A lot of competitors with big names.
06:29 Could you comment this?
06:33 Is this some mistake?
06:49 Right now no on knows a date, how long the substances stays in your body.
06:53 And its changing every year.
06:58 There is some substances what you can find in your body for 2-3 weeks.
07:03 And some stays more that 3 months.
07:06 No one knows how long it stays.
07:10 And they are positive.
07:13 Do you think they will return to armwrestling after 2 years?
07:20 I depends of them.
07:25 Its important moment now
07:31 … ?
07:35 How it change our sport?
07:40 Some sportsmen or fans can go away?
07:49 A lot of people can more think about it.
07:58 Is this good to use some substances for this championships or not if you want to start.
08:03 Because you dont know the end of this.
08:07 you know – you can became the pro-armwrestler anyway (later)
08:10 Since there is no doping tests in professional armwrestling
08:14 Yes, but now they have 2 years break.
08:24 What you can say for all this “positive” tested 12 boys
08:33 Just wait, train… its only 2 years…
08:40 and come back!
08:50 You are the Ukrainian champion and competitor in Worlds and Europeans.
09:00 This year after the doping control we received 12 positive test results.
09:07 And there is 12 positive for really big competitors.
09:21 What do you thing about it?
09:24 How it will change the armwrestling?
09:34 Its really negative for us.
09:40 for us and armwrestling image
09:47 But we have to know, that they known what they are doing.
09:57 For the future? Its possible that more people will not came to worlds or europeas.
10:07 It will be negative for armwrestling?
10:18 I dont think so – everytime its some good result after the doping control.
10:31 Do you think this should be tested again, because that all of 12 competitors was positive for…
10:41 … only one substance.
10:56 Its hard to say. I dont know the technical way for doping control.
11:03 But globally i think that it will be good to make tests for all top 3 competitors in every category.
11:23 I think it will be standard in next few years.
11:31 What all the 12 should do now for this 2 years? Will they return to armwrestling?
11:39 Why not?
11:41 In our sport we have a lot of fanatics.
11:47 Real sportsmen really love this sport. If not – they will not become the armwrestler.
11:57 I think they will return and they will fight.
12:00 Fight at the same level like today.
12:05 Do you think that they will not go to Worlds or Europeans but only for Nemiroff?
12:12 It depends of them.
12:18 In 2005 European Federation make the first doping control procedure.
12:22 EAF wanted to check the “clear level” of our sport.
12:30 From the 2004 and 2005 we started official procedure to become Sport Accord member.
12:36 The organisation who can say that we are the sport discipline officially.
12:42 And give us more possibilities for the future.
12:49 One of the important point in this procedure it was the doping control.
12:59 In 2005 during the Europeans there was no one positive tested.
13:05 And it was really good for us.
13:09 And we was thinking that our sport is far away from the doping.
13:24 But at the Worlds 2005 there was one positive result.
13:32 It was the russan competitor – Artem Klimenko.
13:37 It was positive for … (some substance name)
13:41 This substance stays in your body for 2 years.
13:46 So – this is the start of doping control in armwrestling.
13:51 In next years there was some competitors checked and suspended for doping.
13:57 It was sometimes 3, sometimes 2 and sometimes 5.
14:00 In 2006 there was 6 positives.
14:05 But this size (like this year) – 12 competitors – its the first time.
14:13 And the tests was positive for big names.
14:19 They was “our future” I can say.
14:23 Our symbols for armwrestling.
14:29 Arsen Liliev, Rustam Babayev, Mamedov, Tsakhilov…
14:37 Kvikvinia…
14:41 For us it was a shock.
14:44 All of them was tested positive for one substance.
14:48 Now we have to ask:
14:50 is this some mistake in the laboratory?
14:54 Or the biology, chemistry made some step forward to find this?
15:04 Even there was some joke that its because football Euro 2012.
15:12 And the laboratories changes the procedure to make the doping tests.
15:27 And from 2012 the laboratories was changed.
15:37 So if the sportsmen will open “B” test
15:42 and the result will be negative – its mistake.
15:51 But if the test will be positive – sportsmen will be suspended for minimum 2 years.
16:02 How it will change our sport?
16:05 Its not good, but there is the teory to not susped them,
16:15 because they are the legendary competitors in armwresling.
16:21 Some persons said that there is nothing to watch at A1 in Moscow.
16:25 There was Arsen Liliev at the top 3.
16:28 Now they dont want to watch it.
16:33 What I can say…
16:36 If we will not susped the champions then who we will suspend? Only 5 or 6 places?
16:45 Its not right.
16:48 Otherwise its not good.
16:54 But I’m sure that that competitors, or other competitors will think twice before they will use doping.
17:02 Its really important.
17:15 My first reaction for this situation was the phone call to WAF President (Assen)
17:27 and my question was “what next”.
17:32 What we have to say to people.
17:36 But what we can say. All of you have to know, that in internet there is only me online on all of community sites.
17:46 I have an account at facebook, vkontakte, g+ ect and I’m receiving a lot of questions.
17:58 In this year I think its not possible but for next years we are going to increase the doping tests.
18:08 We are going to test all of 3 top competitors from every class.
18:14 From seniors.
18:17 Even this year there will be 40 tests inplace of 20.
18:24 At the worlds 2013.
18:27 For next year we will make 60 tests.
18:32 And finally we want to make the test for all medalists.
18:42 So for everybody I can say – It will be not easy in the future.
18:49 Do you think there will be more positives? I dont think so.
18:57 But we have to show everyone, that armwrestling is clear.
19:06 But all of you know there is no “clear” discipline.
19:14 And every year there is some positives – and it not depends of the fight with doping.
19:21 But we can see, that there is some new substances every moment in this kind of sport.
19:27 And a lot of not allowed substances.
19:30 But not only in armwrestling.

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 See ► EuroArm 2013 – DOPING CONTROL RESULTS │23rd European Armwrestling Championships 2013 ◄

Andrey Pushkar talking about doping control in 2013, English Subtitles