Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Russian Olympic Team set to lose 2022 Beijing Olympics gold as its top figure skater Valieva loses doping case

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva got a four-year disqualification for doping from an international sports court. As she is stripped of her medal, the Russian Olympic Team (ROC) is set to lose the Olympic gold its skating team won in 2022 Winter Games in Beijing. The Kremlin said the court's decision was politicized. The ROC called Valieva's ban "a declaration of war on Russian sports". Our correspondent Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.


IN: The Court of Arbitration for Sport…

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