CAS to resume hearing doping case of figure skater Kamila Valieva
CAS will resume hearing doping case of figure skater Kamila Valieva
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is due to resume hearing thedopingcaseoffigureskaterKamila Valieva on Thursday, a saga that rattled last year's Beijing Olympics and cast a shadow over Russia's already troubled anti-dopingsystem. The Lausanne-based court began hearing hercasein September but adjourned the proceedings after a panel of arbitrators asked for further documentation. The hearing, which is closed to the public and will conclude on Friday, will feature the remainder of the evidence as well as the parties' closing submissions.
Valieva tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, designed to prevent angina, at theRussiannational championships in December 2021 when she was 15. Her team has said the positive test could have been due to a mix-up with her grandfather's heart medication.
The result of the test, however, was only made known a day after she helped theRussianOlympic Committee (ROC) win the team gold at the Beijing Winter Olympics in February 2022.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) authorised Valieva to take part in the women's single event despite her positive test but said medals for the team event would not be allocated until hercasewas settled. The delay in the medal allocation has angered competitors, with Vincent Zhou, one of theskaters on the silver medal-winning U.S. team, saying that the global anti-dopingsystem was "failing athletes".
TheRussiananti-dopingagency (RUSADA) disciplinary commission found that Valieva had committed a violation for which she bore "no fault or negligence". She was not sanctioned but her results from the national championships on the day she tested positive were voided. RUSADA, the World Anti-DopingAgency (WADA) and the International Skating Union (ISU) are all challenging this decision at sport's highest court.
)
'He will always be ahead': India coach Gambhir says Sooryavanshi won't walk into team ahead of Samson
)
'Gangsta' crab shoves knife blade at man and his dog in Florida - Watch
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
Which country has the most F-35s outside America?
)
Andhra Pradesh police pose as FBI to get X to remove tweets
)
Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton gives US lawmakers a one-year warning on AI
)
UNGA 2026 theme explained: What does ‘Restoring trust, managing transformation: A United Nations that delivers for all’ mean?
)
US F-16 fighter jet crashes in Michigan during training mission, pilot ejects safely
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
Meet top 5 Indian batters with fastest T20I centuries
)
Laura Wolvaardt sets new world record for most WT20I runs in a year
)
Ganpati Visarjan: Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor bid adieu to Bappa, watch viral videos
)
Who is Khalilur Rahman? All you need to know about 81st UN General Assembly President
)
North Korea's last nuclear test in 2017 set off 1,399 earthquakes over 8 years, each stronger than previous
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
New Friday OTT releases (September 18, 2026): Lust Stories 3, You+Me, Best of the Best- 8 new titles coming on Netflix, Prime Video and more
)
Xi-Trump summit may boost military links
)
Pentagon revives mandatory testosterone testing for male troops aged 30 and above
)
Asian Games 2026: Shafali stars as India thump Japan by 8 wickets to book semis berth
)
Marathi film Gondhal is India's official entry for Oscars 2027
)
The Verdict | When precision fails: US commits war crime in Minab school strike, UN finds
)
Shivakumar attends 79th Kalyana Karnataka Utsav in Kalaburagi
)
Three labourers killed as DU student loses control of his car, rams into them on Dwarka Expressway
)
US-North Korea tensions explode, Kim Yo Jong warns of 'more offensive' response
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
From Abhishek Sharma to Sahil Chauhan, 5 batters with fastest T20I hundreds
)
Ukraine plans record $109 bn defence spending, nearly two thirds of budget amid Russia war
)
Drone strikes cooling tower at Russia's Kursk Nuclear Plant, IAEA confirms
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
Suriya and Jyothika say ‘I do’ again after 20 years! See their dreamy wedding pics
)
Cristiano Ronaldo returns to Portugal squad for Nations League under new coach
)
Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House over ‘FAKE NEWS’
)
Spain Floods: Deadly floods hit Spain as torrential rains trigger widespread flooding
)
How did an Australian river with 500 crocodiles pass the Olympic test? Here's how
)
Hong Kong extends newborn cash support scheme by three years
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
Meet top 5 bowlers in latest ICC T20I rankings
)
India ‘deeply concerned’ as Houthi strikes hit Saudi civilian & energy sites
)
A first in 100 years: New cat species discovered in Bolivia is incredibly tiny
)
Africa is splitting, and a lot sooner than estimated, giving way to a new ocean
)
Indian activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan's post brings focus on ‘conflict of interest’ appointments of ex-govt officials at Reliance, Adani groups
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
Meet top 5 batters in the latest ICC T20I Rankings
)
‘Will go to any extent’: Pakistan vows to defend Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks
)
Former India player Diana Edulji wants Smriti Mandhana to replace Harman as skipper at the earliest
)
India seeks to build a full semiconductor supply chain
RUSADA has said it was seeking "the appropriate consequences" for the offence, while ISU is seeking a suspension. WADA is seeking a four-year ban that would include voidingValieva'sresults from the Beijing Games, effectively denying ROC their team event gold medal.