Embassy: The United States is trying to prevent Russian athletes from competing
The Russian Embassy in the United States called the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to disqualify figure skater Kamila Valieva for four years in a doping case as Russophobic. The post was posted on the Telegram channel of the diplomatic mission.
The text indicates that the CAS decision lies in line with the West’s hybrid war against Russia. According to the embassy, many countries “do not shy away from outright pressure on sports structures in order to prevent highly competitive Russian athletes from appearing at competitions, especially under the Russian tricolor”
The thesis of a war against Russian sports was also put forward by the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC).
On January 29, CAS disqualified Valieva in a doping case. The period of suspension starts on December 25, 2021. The athlete will also be deprived of gold for winning the team tournament at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing as part of the Russian team.
The doping scandal surrounding Valieva unfolded at the 2022 Olympic Games. Traces of the banned drug trimetazidine 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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