‘Can we get a solid answer on the difference of her situation and mine?’ American track and field sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson has criticised the International Olympic Committee for ‘double standards’ after it allowed Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva to compete despite an ongoing investigation into her failed doping test. Valieva was suspended after it emerged that […]

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The Court of Arbitration for Sport reversed the decision to suspend the 15-year-old Kamila Valieva has been told that she will be allowed to continue to compete at the Beijing Winter Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that “exceptional circumstances” meant the 15-year-old should not be suspended. CAS released a statement […]

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The Russian athlete is at the centre of a doping scandal Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will find out on Monday if she will still be allowed to compete at the Winter Olympics after she became involved in an alleged doping scandal. The 15-year-old made headlines as she stormed her way to the gold medal […]

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Valieva became the first female figure skater to land a quadruple jump 15-year-old Kamila Valieva made history in Beijing as she became the first female figure skater to land a quadruple jump at an Olympic Games on Monday. The Russian was competing in the team event for the Russian Olympic Committee – who beat the […]

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