The sports tribunal said in a ruling issued on Monday that 15-year-old Valieva does not need to be temporarily suspended without a thorough investigation.
beijing, Russian teenager Kamila Valieva will be able to compete in the women’s figure skating event at the Games, despite failing a dope test ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022. The sports tribunal said in a ruling issued on Monday that 15-year-old Valieva does not need to be temporarily suspended without a thorough investigation. The tribunal ruled in his favor because he was a minor or a ‘safe person’ and the rules for him would be different from those of adult players.
“The panel believes that preventing this athlete from participating in the Olympics will cause irreparable harm,” said CAS Director General Mathieu Reeb. Valieva and the rest of the Russian skaters will now aim for a clean sweep in the women’s figure skating event. The competition will run from Tuesday to Thursday. Valieva was found guilty of consuming a banned drug on December 25, but the Swedish lab’s test results came only a week earlier. Earlier she had won gold for the Russian Olympic Committee.
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The reason for the six-week delay in the report is unclear, but Russian officials say the lab was short of staff due to the spread of the Omicron variant in January. He was immediately banned by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency, which was lifted a day later. The IOC and others appealed which led to an expeditious hearing of the matter.
Valieva presented her side through video conference. After this decision, it was decided that she would be able to play further but the decision on the gold medal she won has not come. The decision on that will come after a detailed investigation. (agency)