American figure skater Vincent Zhou said it was not fair for Russian Kamila Valieva to participate in the Beijing Olympics.
“This whole situation turns out to be unfair, as a skater who has tested positive for doping is allowed to compete against clean athletes.
If you enter a competition with drug users and they win, then it’s fair to be disqualified and you’ll eventually get a gold medal,” said Zhou. nbc news.
Recall that during the 2022 Olympics, a doping scandal broke out around the athlete. A banned substance was found in a sample that Valieva gave in December 2021. They wanted to remove him from participating in the Games.
On January 13, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) notified her of the organization’s court decision to acquit Valieva, who was not guilty of violating its anti-doping rule. But the athlete was deprived of the gold medal of the Russian Championship in 2021.
Travis Tygart, former Director of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Three words to describe the situation with doping Valieva.