MOSCOW, February 12 Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Richard Pound, head of an investigation into doping in Russian athletics, urged Russia to skip several Olympics to bring the doping situation under control, Reuters told Reuters.
"We could say — we can help you, you have a problem, we we can focus on that. Take time out for one, two or three Olympics until you get the doping situation under control,» Pound's agency quotes.
On Friday, the International Doping Testing Agency (ITA) reported that the figure skater's doping test Kamila Valieva dated December 25, 2021 tested positive for trimetazidine. The test result was handed over by the anti-doping laboratory in Stockholm on February 8. The Russian Anti-Doping Agency imposed a temporary suspension on Valiyeva — after the athlete's appeal on February 9, it was lifted. For now, she is allowed to continue competing in the Beijing Olympics. The IOC appealed the decision to lift the suspension of Valieva in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) did the same. (RUSADA). According to the CAS decision, Russian athletes cannot compete in major international competitions under the Russian flag until December 16, 2022. The use of the national anthem, national emblems or symbols is also prohibited.