The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and asked to suspend the Russian athlete for four years

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced that it has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne (CAS) to impose a four-year ban on young figure skating champion Kamila Valieva after the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA). ) that she did not commit a doping violation at the Beijing Winter Olympics last year.

WADA is seeking a four-year ban and annulment of all Kamila Valieva’s results from the date the sample was collected.

“WADA considers that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) disciplinary review has found that the athlete bears no fault or negligence under the provisions of the World Anti-Doping Code in this case and has exercised his right of appeal to the WADA,” WADA said in a brief statement.

We report that 16-year-old Valieva tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine at the Russian National Championships on December 25, 2021, but the result was not known until February 8, the day after she helped her team win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Valieva said the positive test was the result of a mix-up with her grandfather’s heart medication. Despite the positive test, the CAS allowed Valieva to continue competing at the Beijing Olympics in the women’s singles.

Valieva, who became the first woman to do a quadruple jump at the Olympics during the team event.

Source: monkey