WADA announced on Tuesday that it had seized the Court of Arbitration for Sport in the case of Kamila Valieva, who tested positive for a prohibited substance on December 25, 2021 but was not sanctioned by the Russian anti-doping agency.
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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) had said to itself “preoccupied” a month ago. Today, she counterattacks. I’AMA announced on Tuesday February 21 that it had seized the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the case of the young Russian skater Kamila Valieva, European champion in 2022, who tested positive for a prohibited substance on December 25, 2021, but no sanctioned by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency.
With this appeal to the Lausanne court, the world anti-doping policeman is demanding four years of suspension and the cancellation of all the results of the 16-year-old teenager. “from the date of sample collection”. The positive control was revealed in February 2022, during the Beijing Olympics. The case had created controversy, while the young Russian athlete had been crowned Olympic team champion, becoming the first skater in history to land quadruple jumps at the Olympics.
Medals still pending
Despite his positive control, theThe Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) had authorized her to continue to participate in the competition, citing her young age. After having managed to dominate the short program in a heavy climate, she had collapsed in the free program to finally finish at the foot of the podium and in tears. The International Olympic Committee did not award medals for the team event, pending the results of the investigation into the Valieva case.
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