Sergey Fedosienko Sets IPF WR

Gravity must be very high on his home planet! Simply mindboggling.

*speechless*

Unreal.

-Abe Harrod

awesome.

respect from Holland.

Life time bans for steroid cheats is something that IPF needs to make happen.

Otherwise we will continue to see stuff like this go down.

Some guys think it's great.

I think it's a sad day when guys like Fedosenko returns to the platform and beats honest lifters.

663 Wilks!!!!! BWUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Are you joking? Super Freak!

Putt Houston.... now with Ridiculous BCWW

Even if he is roided it is still impressive, i agree that they need to crack down on stuff like this... There are loads of "suspicious" guys competing, and then they let a known roider back in to the federation... its a complete joke! Well done on this anyway, but he should be in WPC not IPF

The IPF follows the same doping code as WADA and the IOC. The IPF cannot institute harsher penalties than those already agreed to by signing the WADA code.

Agree with above. WADA/IOC places a very complex and strict system for us to follow. Here is an overview for those not familiar with IPF/WADA/IOC:

1) Lifters who need/wish to use a "banned" substance for medical reasons must apply for a therapeutic use exemption to the IPF Medical Committee. There are many levels of "banned", with the recent addition of specified substances aiding us in allowing use of true medications that would have been banned just 2-3 years ago. An asthma drug now only needs a declaration of use when 3 years ago it led to a 2 year suspension - Clearly progress has been made and IPF officials have fought hard for our lifters to secure this change.

2) When a positive sample comes in, the IPF anti-doping hearing panel reviews the details of the case. An opportunity to explain the positive as well as to run the "B" sample is given, and then the panel decides if a violation exists (however, "B" samples are very expensive to run at IOC approved labs). The IPF disciplinary panel then decides on a sanction. Usually 2 years as dictated by WADA for first offense, lifetime ban for second. We now have the ability to give reduced sanctions for the specified substances. Years ago I argued that a violation for an asthma drug given in hosptial - and unknown to a sick lifter - is clearly not the same as being on deca, winstrol etc, and WADA has finally adapted a common sense approach. I personally was "not happy" when Dick Pound (formerly of WADA) stated publicly that the "B" sample was irrelevant in the Landis cycling case - our default should ALWAYS be in favor of the lifter, even when steroids are involved, even when we all "know" what is going on.

3) However, the WADA code is constantly being "upgraded", and governed lifters must constantly check the site for changes. This is good and bad. For volunteer organizations to comply with WADA is challenging; without IOC recognition and the associated $ from national OC's it is very difficult to comply, but IPF does a good job with the limited resources available. It is a bit of a catch-22: you need $ to test more lifters to get into the Olympics so you can get the $ to pay for testing.

4) No sport is clean, and it is impossible to make it so. All you can hope for is the best chance at an even playing field. Lifters who get caught and serve the suspension can apply for reinstatement - obviously just and fair. Take a look at the IPF WR's and see who is on the lifetime banned list. Get caught twice and you are gone. It may not be fair or comparable to other sports, but it is consistent within IPF.

There is always work to be done and all are welcome to help improve the IPF. I still enjoy the struggle to improve my bench under IPF rules and find motivation from all who compete.

Best wishes for the coming year,

Chris Calvano MD PhD FACS
IPF Medical Committee
IPF Anti-Doping Hearing Panel

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Does anybody have a clue if Fedosienko was given an OMT in the past 2 years? He was at junior worlds in Africa last year and I suggested to a referee that he be tested while there. "USA does not determine drug testing," is what I was told.
Until the IPF decides to force member federations to test their elite lifters on a regular basis, we can expect to see cheaters continue to put up huge numbers like this.

it`s funny that he can win the best lifter award with only 715kg.

why did u suggest to a ref that he be tested?

Looks like he deadlifted in only a soft suit as well. Is that normal for him?

I suggested it because he had recently come off a drug suspension and was training for open worlds at the time. Open-level lifters in the U.S are often given an OMT when they show up at local meets. Seems to me that IPF officials would jump at the chance to give a lifter like Fedosienko an OMT.

It does seem like a low total for a best lifter. Until you think that he only weighs 123.

Fedosienko is a great lifter, and he did very good this year at the worlds in India, with a outstanding total of 715 kg in the 56 kg class.

So keep all your bad comments to your self, and keep in mind, that you are not guilty until proven.

In this case by a positive urine sample.

He has the respect of many of the top lifters and officials in the IPF and the game of power lifting.

So whey should he care about the bad comments on this forum.

I would not waist 5 seconds on it.

If I was him.

How dare they not accept suggestions from an American! Heathens!

What? So the "I" in "IPF" doesn 't stand for America?

Um...

Fedosienko is coming off a two year suspenspion for steriods.

Nobody is claiming he will TEST positive now.

All we are saying is that Fedosienko is lifting more than he did when he was caught as a cheater.

And that if he wants to use steroids, he should do that in a federation that is ok with it.

Not one that prohibits it.

Ok?

Or do you somehow think it's cool that guys who are following the rules gets beat by a cheater?

Fedosienko is a cheat and an embarassment to the sport. Absolutely sickening that he is allowed back. Steroids and HGH should be a lifetime ban the first time, give second chances to those who didn't use the harsh stuff. Very discouraging for new lifters that are trying to succeed doing it the right way. Can't imagine how the guy who finished second to this joke must feel. Even if he is not using now, still gained strength and muscle during the time he used steroids which still gives an unfair advantage. Give the props of strongest man to the ones who deserve it, Jaroslaw Olech and Brian Siders.

We can not afford to judge an outstanding athlete simply because he has been excluded once, because of a doping violation. He has served his sentence of 2 years, and has just as much right to be at the worlds, as all the others nominated for this Championship.

He is an outstanding athlete, and probably one of the worlds best. And he enjoys great respect and esteem among the IPF officials and athletes.

He is only due, if the urine sample, which he has delivered this time is positive. Otherwise he is innocent until proven guilty.

drugs are a part of sports and so is beating drug tests. since it accomplishes nothing more than dividing the sport one of the biggest problems in powerlifting is this idea that drug users should compete in different federations than drug free people. what sports that aren't as much of a clusterfuck as ours do that? we don't have the nfl for drug free football players and the wfl for drug using football players. it's the federation's job to do the best they can with testing to catch them and dole out harsh penalties if they get caught, and it's up to the athletes to stay ahead of the game and beat the tests.

There is no place for cheating in the sport and two years is not long enough, it should be life. I will continue to be a part of the ipf because it is the closest thing to drug-free, hopefully it will continue to improve on its drug testing and policies.

we don't have the nfl for drug free football players and the wfl for drug using football players

Actually NFL is for tested players and the CFL is for non tested football players. Until recently you could play up north if you were under suspension in the NFL for failed drug tests. I believed they changed that recently and called it the Ricky Williams Rule but Canadian football is still not tested.

I completely agree that he deserves the chance to compete at worlds. I just think that the IPF and the Russian federation need to be giving him regular OMT's. If he can pass a handful of unannounced OMT's each year, that's good enough for me. However, that's not the case. That and his growing numbers are the reasons that many people continue to think that he's using banned substances.

whatever, you still get the point right?