Figure Skater Case Investigation Kamila Valieva is in the final stage, in the coming weeks the results of the survey will be transferred to the results processing department of RUSADA, the press service of the agency reported.
“The investigation of this case is in its final phase. The RUSADA investigation department is doing a lot of work to collect information and interview the athlete’s entourage. The case of a protected person (in this case , an Athlete who was under the age of 16 at the time of the alleged anti-doping rule violation) requires a thorough investigation of the Athlete Support Personnel. In the coming weeks, the results of the investigation will be transferred to the Complaints Handling Department. results of RUSADA, reported the press service of RUSADA.
Valieva won gold at the 2022 Olympics in the figure skating team tournament. After that, it became known that the banned substance trimetazidine was found in the doping sample of a 15-year-old athlete taken during the Russian championship in December. As a result, the IOC rescinded the awarding of team tournament winners.
The figure skater was allowed to participate in the personal tournament, where she was considered the favorite, but in the end she took fourth place.
In July, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Vitold Banka said RUSADA had requested documents from the organization on the Valieva case.
Source : MatchTV
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