The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is disappointed by the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to allow Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva to continue performing at the Beijing Olympics. This is stated on the WADA website.

“WADA recognizes the CAS decision announced today to lift Valieva’s temporary suspension. The appeal to CAS in this case was based on WADA's position that the decision of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) disciplinary committee to lift the athlete's provisional suspension did not comply with the provisions of the World Anti-Doping Code. Therefore, WADA is disappointed with today's CAS decision.

WADA expressed dissatisfaction with the decision on Valieva. Olympics highlights 2022 Olympics “While WADA has not yet received the reasoning part of the decision, it appears that CAS has decided not to apply the provisions of the WADA code, which does not allow for specific exceptions to the mandatory provisional suspension of “protected persons”, including minors,” the statement also says. statement.

Earlier, the National Olympic Committees of the USA and Canada have already expressed disappointment with the CAS decision.

Valieva at the end of December 2021 passed a positive doping test for trimetazidine. The test results became known after the end of the team figure skating competition at the Olympics, in which the Russian team with Valieva won.

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) imposed a temporary suspension on the athlete, which was lifted by the agency's disciplinary committee the next day. The IOC, the International Skating Union (ISU) and WADA filed appeals against the skater's admission to the Games, but the CAS exit panel took the side of RUSADA and allowed Valieva to compete in the individual tournament.

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