Russian Federation Releases Statement on Efimova Case

The Russian Federation has released a statement about the reports that have swirled about a positive doping test by World Record holder and World Champion Yulia Efimova.

Read more about those reports here.

It is written in Russian, which we have included below, along with our best available English translation. Note that the Russian quote may not be viewable to all of our readers depending on your browser and computer settings.

In connection with the emerging news today concerning Yulia Efimova, Russian Swimming Federation informs the public that it did receive from FINA documents relating to her professional activities, which are confidential. These documents were then submitted to the athlete (Efimova). Any speculation from unreliable sources on the content of this document is considered unacceptable at this stage. Given the above, the Russian Swimming Federation urges media not to pursue a rumor, as this may cause irreparable damage to the athlete.

В связи с появившимися сегодня публикациями в СМИ, касающимися Юлии Ефимовой, Всероссийская федерация плавания информирует, что ВФП действительно получила от Международной федерации плавания документы, относящиеся к ее профессиональной деятельности, которые носят конфиденциальный характер. Данные документы были переданы спортсменке. Любые спекуляции из недостоверных источников на тему содержания данного документа считаем на данном этапе недопустимыми.

Учитывая вышесказанное, Всероссийская федерация плавания призывает средства массовой информации не гнаться за сенсацией, так как это может нанести непоправимый ущерб спортсменке.

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