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Feb 14 5 tweets 3 min read
LIVE: CAS decision on Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
BREAKING: Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva cleared to compete in her next #Olympics event reut.rs/3sGoWjk
No provisional suspension should be imposed on Valieva, CAS states reuters.com/lifestyle/spor…
The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it had upheld the Russian Anti-Doping Agency's decision to lift a ban on the 15-year-old, who tested positive for a banned substance on Dec. 25, in a statement released on its website reut.rs/3sGoWjk
The late notification of Valieva’s doping test was ‘not her fault’ and there were ‘serious issues of untimely notification,’ the Court of Arbitration for Sport said reut.rs/3sGoWjk #Olympics #Beijing2022

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