Olympic short track champion Semyon Elistratov expressed the opinion that the doping case of the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva is political in nature.
Last week, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) announced that it would not release the hearing date, decision or other details in Valieva’s case. The figure skater, who was 15 at the time of her positive doping test at the Olympics, is a protected person under the rules of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
– In 2016 you had problems with doping, now Valieva is in such a situation. RUSADA said it would not make the results of the Valieva case public. Is this the right decision?
Is there really doping when an athlete is suspended? The subject that has formed around Valieva is political in nature and goes beyond the WADA. It seems to me that no one will know what is true and what is false. I’m worried about Camila. I sincerely wish him good luck and strength. Let her coaching staff support her as much as possible and explain to her that this is life,” Yelistratov told .
Do you know Camila personally?
– At the Olympics, it’s simple: hello, goodbye, congratulations. Among the skaters, I know Zhenya Medvedeva and Nikita Katsalapov well, I can talk with them. For the rest, congratulations.
Source : MatchTV
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