Russia’s Kamila Valieva trained on Sunday as her Olympics hung in the balance
BEIJING – Sport’s top court was to hold a hearing Sunday to decide the Beijing Olympics fate of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva after she failed a drugs test, as snow disrupted the Games.
The Olympics in the Chinese capital were dogged in the build-up by concerns about Covid and human rights and have now passed the halfway point with yet more controversy hanging over it.
This time it surrounds teenage skating sensation Valieva, whose Games hangs in the balance after it emerged that she tested before the Olympics for a banned substance.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) was to hold a video hearing before delivering its verdict on Monday, just a day before Valieva is scheduled to compete in the women’s…
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