International inspection agency issues statement on Russian figure skater Valieva

　　(Beijing Olympic Games) International inspection agency issued a statement on news related to Russian figure skater Valieva

　　China News Agency, Beijing, February 11 (Reporter Gao Kai) In response to recent media reports that the Russian Olympic Committee team member and figure skater Valieva of the Beijing Winter Olympics was tested positive for illegal drugs before the Olympic Games, and was temporarily suspended. Regarding the news of the suspension, the International Inspection Agency (hereinafter referred to as ITA) issued a statement on its official website on the 11th to explain the relevant situation.

　　In a statement, the ITA pointed out that Valieva’s positive samples for prohibited drugs referred to in relevant reports were collected by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency at the Russian Figure Skating Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia on December 25, 2021. World Anti-Doping The WADA Accredited Laboratory has since reported that the sample was positive and returned an associated adverse analytical result on February 8, 2022.

Subsequently, the athlete was temporarily suspended by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency.

　　Since the samples were collected by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency prior to the Beijing Winter Olympics, the case is not under the jurisdiction of the International Olympic Committee and is not directly managed by the ITA, but according to the IOC's anti-doping agency, the statement said. According to the regulations, the ITA immediately notified the athlete that the athlete was not allowed to compete during the Winter Olympics.

　　According to the statement, on February 9, 2022, Valieva questioned the ban. After a hearing on the same day, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency decided to lift the temporary ban and allow her to continue to participate in the Winter Olympics.

　　According to the statement, according to the "World Anti-Doping Regulations", the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the International Skating Union (ISU), the Russian Anti-Doping Agency and the International Olympic Committee have the right to appeal to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Accordingly, the International Olympic Committee appealed against the decision of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency to lift Valieva's suspension and allow her to continue participating in the Olympic Games. All final results still require the final decision of the international inspection agency and the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). .

　　In the figure skating team final of the Beijing Winter Olympics on February 7, the Russian Olympic Committee team won the gold medal, and Valieva participated as the main player.

On February 15, the women's singles free skating short program competition is about to kick off. It is still difficult to determine whether Valieva, the champion contender, will finally play.

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