Elena Istyagina-Eliseeva, Deputy Chairman of the Commission of the Public Chamber of Russia on Physical Education and Healthy Lifestyle Promotion, commented on the information disseminated on the Internet about a positive doping test of Kamila Valieva.
“It is unfortunate that at this Olympics, our athletes have become the object of insinuations. A certain information agency “Inside the Games” spread information about the allegedly positive doping test of our skater, ”she said.
Elena Istyagina-Eliseeva also listed the oddities of this situation.
“Athletes were to be awarded yesterday. However, the ceremony was postponed without explanation. Instead of an official IOC statement, we are forced to listen to gossip and rumors from obscure informants. If there are reasons, announce them publicly. If there is nothing to say or there is still no reliable information, there is no need to cast a shadow on our athletes and the whole world to unreasonably compromise them.
Even if we take into account the supposedly “insider” information that the December doping test of the athlete showed a positive result, many questions again arise. It's been a month and a half. The sample was taken out of competition. And again, there is no official information on this matter, ”she said.
Istyagina-Eliseeva believes that sports officials should protect Russian athletes from negativity.
“Now sports officials need to protect our athletes from negativity and intrigue. And our task is to support the team. In the context of previous politicized attitudes in international Olympic sports, pressure on the Russian team and even provocations were quite expected. We will wait for official confirmed information and fight for ours.
And as a woman, I am especially offended when a little girl is offended. I don’t understand this latest “Olympic” fashion to fight with our children, ”she concluded.
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