Russian star raises controversy at the Beijing Olympics
The controversy imposed itself today over the case of the Russian figure skater Camila Valeeva, who led her country to the gold medal in the team competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the fate of her next participation is related to the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, after it was proven that she had undergone a positive test for doping.
The International Agency for Doping Tests during the Winter Olympics confirmed today that Valeva, 15, underwent a positive test at the end of last December, and her participation in the individual competitions scheduled for the 15th and 17th of this year is suspended by the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) at the request of the Olympic Committee. International.
Valeeva underwent a doping test last December 25 during the Russian Championships in St. Petersburg by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency, and his result was positive.
The agency supervising doping tests revealed that the Russian woman had taken trimetazidine, which is usually prescribed to treat dizziness and sore throats, and is banned by the World Doping Agency (WADA).
The substance also aids in blood flow and aids endurance.
The result of this examination was known on February 8, the day after Valeeva won the gold medal with her country at the Beijing Games.
And soon the Russian Sports Agency temporarily suspended it, before lifting the ban the next day, but the International Olympic Committee decided to appeal the decision to lift the penalty before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which must consider the case before the current date of 15, the date of holding the singles competitions.
Valeeva's case comes in a series of active cases accompanying the participation of Russian athletes who defend the colors of their country's flag on behalf of the Russian Olympic Committee, due to the systematic doping scandal in the country since the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
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