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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jamie Braidwood

Kamila Valieva: Wada ‘disappointed’ after Russian figure skater’s suspension overturned

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The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) says it is “disappointed” by the decision to overturn the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s provisional suspension, after the 15-year-old was cleared to continue competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics despite testing positive for a banned substance.

Wada questioned the ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas ) to not uphold Valieva’s provisional doping suspension after the star figure skater returned a positive sample for the banned heart medication trimetazidine in December.

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