Biathlonist Alexander Chernyshov received notification from the International Biathlon Union (IBU) that he is accused of taking illegal drugs. The reason for this was the athlete's doping test, in which - attention! - Zero concentration of prohibited substances is indicated. "Your urine sample was selected on July 17, 2014. - Chernyshov was informed in an official letter. - According to the test report in ADAMS, the results of the analysis of your sample were as follows: no prohibited substance or prohibited methods, or their metabolites, markers were found, "-. But then - the complete absurdity: "However, the data of the Moscow laboratory LIMS regarding your sample is called the forbidden substance EPO (erythropoietin) in your sample A (the indicated concentration is 0 ng / ml)", the "Sport24". And on this basis, referring to WADA standards, the biathlon federation was informed that Chernyshev failed the doping control.

Sam 25-year-old athlete, to put it mildly, in shock: "I never took any prohibited drugs! I never shied away from the delivery of doping tests. All my doping tests are clean!

- he wrote in Instagram, noting that he now "upsetting ridiculous". Chernyshev suggested that the reason for the charges lies in the fact that his name was mentioned by the informant WADA Rodchenkov. As no evidence of the athlete's guilt was found, and a zero sample was drawn for the ears. "If you are an athlete from Russia, then you will find doping, even if in the sample it is 0 ng / ml", commented Chernyshev subscribers. Earlier, in violation of anti-doping rules accused the eminent Russian biathlete Evgeny Ustyugov.