RIA Novosti: WADA committed a violation when notifying Valieva about a doping test
It became known about a procedural violation on the part of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) when notifying Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva of a positive doping test. RIA Novosti reports this.
According to the publication, Valieva did not receive notification from WADA that her sample taken during the 2021 Russian Championship gave a positive result. “The notification came first to the International Skating Union (ISU) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and only after that to Eteri Tutberidze [тренеру спортсменки — прим. «Ленты.ру»]“- a source familiar with the situation told RIA Novosti.
Hearings in Valieva’s case are taking place at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) from September 26 to 29. During the event, four parties will be heard: the skater herself, WADA, ISU and the Russian Anti-Doping Agency.
At the 2022 Olympic Games, Valieva won gold in the team competition, but the Russian team was not awarded due to the doping scandal involving her. Traces of a prohibited drug were found in the skater’s sample from December 2021. At the same time, CAS allowed her to participate in the individual tournament, where she took fourth place.
Source: Lenta
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