The 2015 world champion in the 110m hurdles Sergey Shubenkov shared his opinion about the doping scandal of the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva at the Olympics. The athlete published a post about this in Instagram stories.
“I have Vietnamese flashbacks from last year. I think the conclusions here are as follows: no one is 100% insured against accidents (as was the case in my case); The media is only interested in hype,” wrote Shubenkov.
Photo: instagram.com/sergey.shubenkov In December 2020, prohibited acetazolamide, which is used as a diuretic, was found in Shubenkov’s doping test. However, after an investigation, the independent disciplinary body of world athletics Athletics Integrity Unity found the Russian innocent on June 22 and decided not to apply any sanctions to the athlete. According to the athlete himself, the banned substances in his doping test were found because of the pills that his son was taking.
What is important to know about the case of Kamila Valieva and her chances to stay at the Olympics The 2022 Olympics Valieva won the gold medal in the team figure skating tournament as part of the Russian team at the Beijing Olympics. These figure skating competitions ended on February 7, but the awards ceremony has not yet taken place.
The International Doping Testing Agency (ITA) announced on February 11 that a laboratory in Stockholm had detected a banned substance in a sample taken in Russia on December 25 by Valieva. Trimetazidine was found in the analyzes. Sources of RBC Sport reported a small proportion of the substance in the sample.
The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) said that the laboratory in Stockholm took so long to process this sample due to cases of coronavirus infection among employees. RUSADA also launched an investigation into Valieva's staff after her positive doping test.
What is the CAS away panel that will decide the fate of Kamila Valieva 2022 Olympics On February 8, the athlete was suspended due to a positive doping test. The next day, the RUSADA disciplinary anti-doping committee lifted this suspension from her. The IOC and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against this decision, the date of the hearing has not yet been announced, the individual figure skaters' tournament will start in Beijing on February 15.
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