BEIJING: Russian teenage figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva was on Monday cleared by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to continue competing in the Beijing Olympics despite failing a doping test.
CAS said it had rejected appeals by the International Olympic Committee, the World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Skating Union to have the suspension of the 15-year-old reinstated.
The prodigious Valieva is now able to take part in the singles event that begins on Tuesday, just a day after the top sports court released its decision.
She will be favourite to win that competition.
CAS cited “exceptional circumstances” for its decision, including her status as a “protected person” — in other…
