German journalist Seppelt called RUSADA’s decision on figure skater Kamila Valieva absurd
German journalist Hajo Seppelt, who specializes in exposing Russian doping, Twitter appreciated the decision of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) on figure skater Kamila Valieva.
Seppelt called the 16-year-old athlete’s excuse absurd. “This happens only in non-democratic sports structures, lacking transparency. Russian sport does not seem to be able to create credible structures, ”he said.
On January 13, RUSADA informed the World Anti-Doping Agency that Valieva was not at fault for the anti-doping rule violation. At the same time, the skater was deprived of the gold of the Russian Championship-2022.
At the 2022 Olympics, Valieva won gold in the team competition, but the Russian team was not awarded due to a doping scandal with her participation. In the sample of the skater from December 2021, traces of the banned drug trimetazidine were found. At the same time, CAS allowed her to participate in the individual tournament, where she took fourth place.
Source: Lenta
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