MOSCOW, Sep 20 The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is awaiting the decision of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency Agency (RUSADA) on the results of the investigation into the case of Olympic figure skating champion Kamila Valieva before taking further action, said the head of WADA Vitold Banka. «We know the date of the hearing (in the case of Valieva), so we need to wait for a decision, and then WADA will decide what to do «We are following this issue very closely, last month I noted the need to speed up this process. Now we know that hearings can take place very soon. Let's wait,» Banka said at the WADA Global Education Conference in Sydney, quoted by Reuters. The Russian national figure skating team with Valieva in February won the Olympic gold of the 2022 Games in Beijing in the team tournament. Shortly thereafter, it became known that Valieva's doping test dated December 25, 2021 was positive. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), despite the appeals of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Skating Union (ISU) and WADA, allowed the Russian woman to the personal tournament of the Games. The IOC has refused to hold an awards ceremony for the team tournament winners until the investigation into the case is over.
