When discussing the positive doping test of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, all parties should be more restrained, threats and violence are unacceptable, said IOC communications director Mark Adams, quoted by TASS.

Earlier, The Guardian reported that Inside The Games journalists who wrote about problems with Valieva’s doping test received threats, and Daily Mail journalist Riat Al-Samarrai, who asked the figure skater questions about doping, was criticized on social networks.

“I will not single out anyone, we have already discussed this situation, we are talking about a 15-year-old athlete, and it is quite clear that there are arguments from both sides. But neither threats nor violence are acceptable. Most remain calm, we must respect the Olympic values ​​and each other. This particular case is no exception, you need to cool your ardor, ”Adams said.

The head of the Russian Olympic Committee, Stanislav Pozdnyakov, commenting on the reaction of foreign journalists to the situation with Valieva, said that "a mass of adult mature men took up arms against a 15-year-old girl," and this behavior raises questions.

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RUSADA on February 8, after receiving the results of the doping test, imposed a temporary suspension on the athlete, and the next day the agency's disciplinary committee overturned this decision. Valieva's admission to the competition was challenged by the IOC and the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Valieva, by the results of the test were made public, managed to win the gold of the Beijing Olympics as part of the Russian team. Individual figure skater competitions will be held at the Games on February 15 and 17.

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