Alexander Loginov, who broke a 12-year shedding streak for Russian male biathletes by profitable gold on the IBU World Championships, has been subjected to a search by Italian police hours earlier than a Saturday occasion.
The search warrant served by police in Rasen-Antholz in South Tyrol, Italy the place the competitors is going down targets Loginov and Russian group coach Alexander Kasperovich.
Вот как проходил обыск в машине Александра Логинова. Также следственные действия проводятся в номерах его коллеги Евгения Гараничева и тренера Александра Касперовича
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Loginov informed media that the investigators are performing on a tip from an official from the Worldwide Biathlon Union. His cellphone and laptop computer had been seized through the search.
Police stated the raid was a part of an investigation into the potential use of doping. The Bolzano prosecutor’s workplace, which issued the search warrant, refused to touch upon the case.
Loginov examined optimistic for a banned substance in 2013 and was later barred from competing. The punishment interval led to 2016. In 2018 the Russian biathlon group was investigated by the Austrian police for alleged doping violations, however all expenses had been finally dropped.
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Folks on the Russian group see the morning raid as a type of harassment.
“It’s a present, as traditional. They got here early within the morning, rattled all the group. And so they did it forward of the relay,” Vladimir Drachev, the president of the Russian biathlon union, stated.
Saturday’s schedule of occasions features a 4×7.5km relay competitors that Loginov is collaborating in.
The athlete stated the police raid left him “upset.”
“I hope this isn’t brushed beneath the rug. I hope one thing optimistic comes out of it. I don’t anticipate official apologies. It upsets me so much,” he informed a Russian sports activities channel.
Final week, Loginov introduced the Russian group its first gold since 2008 by profitable the 10km dash. The Italian leg of the 2020 IBU World Championships concludes on Sunday with a 15km mass begin.
