Oleg Zhokh – at the beginning of the video talks about doping control,

Andrey Pushkar – from 6:14 talks about doping control,

Igor Mazurenko – 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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