MOSCOW, April 26 Russian President Vladimir Putin advised figure skater Kamila Valieva not to attention to criticism, discard all unnecessary and achieve success. On Tuesday, the president met with the winners of the Olympic Games in Beijing and presented state awards to gold medalists. The ceremony took place in the Catherine's Hall of the Kremlin. Valieva addressed the president with a speech of thanks. After the end of the event, the figure skater left the hall, preferring not to answer journalists' questions. After performing at the Olympics in the team tournament, it became known that Valieva passed a positive doping test on December 25 last year. The Court of Arbitration for Sport allowed Valieva to participate in the individual tournament, where she took fourth place. The investigation into her case is ongoing. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the results of the Olympics competitions with the participation of Valieva as preliminary. with an athlete. «Time has already passed, everything has passed,» Valieva said. Putin gave her some advice. President. The head of state also called the sport of high achievements hard and tough. «Industriousness is a talent… The sport of high achievements is hard work, it is a separate destiny. Everything is very tough there. I know it is very tough there… You need to give yourself entirely,” Putin said, adding that Russian athletes are helping to involve ordinary Russians in sports life.
