The Russian Olympic Committee (OCR) has condemned the “war” that, in its opinion, international forums are waging against Russian sports. This clarification appeared after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decided to suspend figure skater Kamila Valieva for four years.

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“In fact, war has been declared on Russian sports and, as we can see, all means are being used,” the committee condemned, assessing the sanctions imposed on Kamila Valieva as “extremely severe.”

A 17-year-old Russian figure skater who tested positive for a banned substance at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics has been banned for four years, starting on December 25, 2021.

“The decision of the CAS is negative, but it has long been impossible to rely on the objectivity and impartiality of this international body,” the Russian Olympic Committee continued.

The Russian forum added that it would “carefully monitor further steps and decisions of international sports organizations and, if necessary, take appropriate measures to legally protect Russia’s interests,” News.ro reported.

Kamila Valieva and grandfather’s pills

Now 17-year-old Kamila Valieva, who the Russian anti-doping agency initially decided not to sanction on the grounds that she “did not commit any mistake or negligence”, is retroactively disqualified for that entire period, CAS added.

Valieva tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine during a test in December 2021 during the Russian national championships, but the result was not made public until February 8, a day after the teenager helped the Russian team win gold at the Beijing Olympics.

In her defense, Valiyeva said the positive test was the result of an accidental infection, given that her grandfather, who took her to practice every day, was at the time being treated with trimetazidine, a substance that was found in low concentrations in the figure skater’s samples. , informs Agerpres