“For such mini-doses, no four-year sanction has ever been imposed on an athlete. Maybe some sort of temporary suspension, months or a year, but such long-term sanctions have never been applied, even in cases of psychotropic or anabolic substances. steroids, where the deadlines were shorter, especially for the first violation. This situation with the disqualification of Kamila Valieva is absolutely politicized and is associated with the deprivation of a medal for the It is important to emphasize that it is not just about Kamila, but that her success was achieved by the team.
Can the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the Valieva case be called a demonstrative flogging for Russia in the eyes of the world community? You are not wrong. Yes, this was done on purpose and they deliberately delayed this process. The decision could have been made much earlier if there was full confidence in its fairness. Why such a severe punishment? If we now consider such cases, the majority of the verdicts would be in favor of the athletes,” Zhurova noted in an interview with RT.
The disqualification of the 17-year-old figure skater began on December 25, 2021.
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