This is one of the most famous stories on. 15-year-old Kami³a Walijewa became the first competitor in the history of the Games to successfully perform a four-jump (twice). Thanks to her phenomenal performance, Russian athletes won gold. Or rather: they were supposed to win because the medal ceremony did not take place.
It turned out that an illegal substance – trimetazidine was detected in Walijewa’s body. The sample of the 15-year-old girl was taken on December 25, but the result was not released until February 8. However, the 15-year-old was already at the Olympics then.
“This should never happen.” Americans on admitting Walijewa to the competition
The very fact that Walijewa was allowed to compete for medals aroused great indignation in the whole situation. The head of the American Anti-Doping Agency, Travis Tygart, commented on the matter in very harsh words. – I’m not saying it was intentional. But that should never have happened. It is absolutely unforgivable that it allowed Walijewa to start in the Olympics. This is a catastrophic mistake, said the American, quoted by yahoo.com.
– It should never have happened. Anti-doping authorities often rush laboratory test results to make them known ahead of a major competition. Trimetazidine is a relatively easy substance to detect, added Tygart.
The Russians, however, have nothing to complain about in this matter. According to the local agency – RUSADA, the research on. It was the pandemic burden that led to the delay.
Source: Sport
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