Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva said her positive drug test was caused by a mix-up with her grandfather’s heart medication, according to Reuters.
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva said her positive drug test was caused by a mix-up with her grandfather’s heart medication, accordingDenis Oswald, the permanent chair of the International Olympic Committee’s disciplinary commission, said Valieva discussed the mix-up at a Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing, which was convened to determine whether she should be allowed to continue competition.
However, the court didn’t address the merits of the drug case, Reuters reported. The Russian anti-doping agency, known as RUSADA, will hold a hearing after the Winter Games end. The discovery of several similar substances in an elite athlete, especially one so young, has been cited as unusual, the newspaper reported.
The World Anti-Doping Agency has questioned why RUSADA didn’t respond to the positive result sooner, Reuters reported.
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