IOC after Zhou’s statement about doping in Russia: we share the athletes’ disappointment
The International Olympic Committee commented on the statement of American figure skater Vincent Zhou about doping in Russia. Quotes the press service of the RIA Novosti organization.
The IOC said it shared the athletes’ disappointment and was upset by the current situation. “We want the results of the competition to be final during the Games so that the athletes can enjoy the moment during the Olympics. But the IOC is not above the law and must respect it and the rights of every person, as well as relevant court decisions,” the organization emphasized.
On September 25, Zhou spoke about the widespread use of doping among Russian figure skaters. “Positive doping test [Камилы] Valieva is not an isolated case,” the athlete noted. In response, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency accused him of concealing from the anti-doping organization the fact of violations of anti-doping rules by other athletes.
At the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, Valieva won the team tournament as part of the Russian team, but the award ceremony for the winners and prize-winners was not held due to a doping scandal involving her participation. Traces of the banned drug trimetazidine were found in the skater’s sample from December 2021. Hearings in Valieva’s case will take place from September 26 to 29.
Source: Lenta
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