The athlete was suspended for four years for consuming a banned drug. Due to the disqualification, the Russian team lost its gold medals at the 2022 Olympics team championship.
Zhurova spoke out about Valieva’s case after the publication of the full CAS decision
The reasoning indicates that Valieva’s team was unable to prove the existence of a grandfather who may have been involved in the athlete’s illegal drugs.
“Yes, I would unscrew the ears of this big-eared grandfather…
But was there a grandfather, maybe there was no grandfather?” Guberniev wrote on his Telegram channel.
Source: Sport
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