Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will testify at a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing on her positive doping test. It is reported by the Associated Press.
30 minutes before the start of the meeting, CAS CEO Mathieu Ribe said that the 15-year-old Russian woman would speak to the panel via video link. Reeb added that the judges would have a Russian translator.
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Earlier it became known that Jeffrey Bens from the USA, Fabio Ludica from Italy and Vesna Rakocevi from Slovenia were appointed as arbitrators of the meeting. The CAS panel will listen to the arguments in a private meeting in the conference room of the Beijing hotel. The announcement of the verdict is expected on February 14.
On February 11, the International Testing Agency officially confirmed that Valieva’s December 25 doping test tested positive for the banned trimetazidine. After that, the IOC and WADA filed an appeal with the CAS against the decision to lift the temporary suspension from the 2022 Olympic Games Valieva. It was registered on the evening of February 11th.
Valieva’s questionable doping test was reported on 9 February. In this regard, the IOC has postponed the award ceremony following the results of the team tournament of the Olympics. The Russian team, which included Valieva, became the winner in this type of program.
Source: Lenta
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