Valieva’s case cast a shadow on Russians’ participation at last year’s Beijing Olympics as they already faced scrutiny over separate doping sanctions that saw them compete without their flag and national anthem. These unnecessary delays in the case fit that distrust.” “The way the case of the ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) figure skater Kamila Valieva has been dealt with has not been encouraging. “I must say that the trust in the independence of the anti-doping system there remains very low,” Banka told participants of WADA’s annual symposium. WADA President Witold Banka said the Russian decision in the case “certainly does not build confidence”. WADA is seeking a four-year ban and disqualification of all of Valieva’s results from the date of the sample collection. WADA last month appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after a Russian investigation found her not guilty of any doping infraction. 8, 2022, a day after she helped her team win a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. The result of her test, however, was only made known on Feb. Valieva tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine at the Russian national championships in December 2021 as a 15-year-old. LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Tuesday that trust in Russia’s anti-doping system remained low, citing the handling of the doping case of Olympic figure skater Kamila Valieva.
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