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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eddie Pells

Valieva's attorneys accuse WADA of 'procedural fraud,' ask court to revisit her doping case

Attorneys for Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva are taking her doping case back to court, arguing the World Anti-Doping Agency withheld and altered evidence that could have proven her contamination claim during the hearing that resulted in her four-year suspension.

The experiment conducted by scientist Martial Saugy at the request of Russia’s anti-doping agency through its channels at WADA was kept secret until The Associated Press revealed details of it last September, along with WADA’s concerns about it.

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