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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sean Ingle

Wada ‘concern’ as Rusada clears Valieva of wrongdoing over doping scandal

Kamila Valieva in action during last year's Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Kamila Valieva in action during last year's Winter Olympics in Beijing. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

The brilliant 16-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, whose positive doping test dominated headlines at the 2022 Winter Olympics, has been cleared of any wrongdoing by a Russian Anti-Doping Agency tribunal.

That is unlikely to be the end of the matter, however, with the World Anti-Doping Agency expressing its “concern” at the decision – before hinting that it could challenge the ruling at the court of arbitration for sport (Cas).

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