Kamila Valieva: WADA appeals Cas over Rusada’s ‘wrong’ decision in figure skater’s doping case

The World Anti-Doping Company has referred the case of teenage determine skater Kamila Valieva to the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport.

WADA stated the choice was “inaccurate below the World Anti-Doping Code”.

He’s asking for a four-year ban for the 16-year-old.

Valieva, then 15, failed a drug check in December 2021 when she examined optimistic for the banned coronary heart drug trimetazidine.

Particulars of the outcome solely surfaced after she received gold within the group occasion on the Beijing Video games in February 2022 – throughout which she grew to become the primary girl to land a quadruple leap on the Beijing Olympics. winter.

She was allowed to compete within the ladies’s singles occasion after a courtroom lifted her interim ban.

Nevertheless, plenty of falls and stumbles took her from first to fourth place, which noticed her go away the world in tears.

WADA final month launched the findings of Rusada’s doping investigation into Valieva and stated it was “involved” by the choice to clear her.

“The World Anti-Doping Company (WADA) has fastidiously reviewed the complete reasoned choice and submitting concerning the case of Russian Olympic Committee determine skater Kamila Valieva,” Wada said.

“Accordingly, WADA considers that the discovering of the Russian Anti-Doping Company Disciplinary Tribunal that the Athlete dedicated ‘no fault or negligence’ is inaccurate below the phrases of the World Anti-Doping Code on this matter and has exercised its proper to attraction to the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport.

“As a part of the attraction, WADA is requesting a four-year interval of Ineligibility and disqualification of all Athlete outcomes from the date of pattern assortment on December 25, 2021.

“Because it has sought to all through this course of, WADA will proceed to press for this matter to be handled with out undue delay.”