The head of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency, Yuri Ganus, talked about domestic athletes who were allowed to take drugs from the WADA hundred-sheet. According to him, in 2017, 98 athletes from Russia applied for therapeutic exemptions. At the same time, up to WADA received only 33 applications, as the rest were incorrectly decorated, or athletes did not need the use of banned drugs. "Of these, 22 applications were approved and denied by 10. On consideration - one ", - quotes him" Says Moscow ".

It is worth noting that athletes around the world enjoy such exceptions. For example, in the national team of Norway, most skiers are asthmatics and therefore they take drugs that improve breathing and circulation in the body, which affects the results. At the same time, many athletes enjoy this right and forge "fake" certificates to officially receive doping. Therapeutic exception is the authorization allowing athletes to use drugs from the list of prohibited WADA.