Russian journalist and commentator Dmitry Guberniev compared the doping cases of world number two Iga Schwiatek and Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, whose samples contained the same drug. His words guide the way “Soviet sport”.
“They somehow defended themselves, which means their arguments were convincing. Now we are looking for Valieva’s grandfather, who has since disappeared in the forest, and we are still shouting at him: “Hey, grandfather, where are you?” But he doesn’t answer us, he doesn’t answer us,” Guberniev said.
Valieva was disqualified for four years at the beginning of 2024 due to trimetazidine found in her doping sample. The athlete took the test, which gave a positive result, at the Russian Championship in 2021. The main theory was that the illegal drug had entered his system due to his grandfather’s medication.
Schwiatek on 28 November in August 2024 passed The sample in which this drug was also detected. He received a one-month suspension and missed three tournaments in Seoul, Beijing and Wuhan. He also lost out on the prize money he won at the competition in Cincinnati. This was the tournament after he tested positive for a banned drug.
Previously Tatyana Tarasova stated To the injustice in the Shventek case because of Valieva.
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Source: Gazeta
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