Fifteen-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva failed a test for a banned substance and her future at the Beijing2022 Olympics will be decided before her next event on Tuesday, the International Testing Agency said
Valieva, 15, failed the test collected at the Russian national championships on Dec. 25 and the sample returned positive on Feb. 8, prompting the Russian Anti-Doping Agency to impose an automatic provisional suspension, ITA said in a statement.
Valieva appealed the suspension on Feb. 9 and RUSADA lift it, allowing her to continue to compete at the Games.The International Olympic Committee , which said it wanted the matter to be expedited as quickly as possible, will appeal against RUSADA's decision with a ruling expected before Tuesday's women's single event.
"The IOC will exercise its right to appeal and not to wait for the reasoned decision by RUSADA, because a decision is needed before the next competition the athlete is due to take part in ," ITA said.The Russian Olympic Committee skaters won the team event on Monday, but the medal ceremony was delayed for legal reasons, said the IOC at the time., took to the ice again for practice on Friday.
The female figure skaters of ROC have another training slot available at 1305 local time on Friday, which they are free to skip. Russian athletes are already competing without their flag and anthem because of sanctions for past doping violations.Reporting by Julien Prétot and Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Michael PerrySubscribe to our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
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