What a slap in the face the Kamila Valieva decision is for athletes who don’t cheat | Opinion
- Russia’s 15-year-old superstar Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned drug less than two months ago
- Monday the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled she is allowed to compete in the women’s individual event
- She is favored to win gold in the women’s competition after helping Russia win team gold last week
BEIJING – What a dark day this is for the Olympic Games and the thousands of athletes who play by the rules and do not cheat by taking performance-enhancing drugs.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has spoken, and it has made an awful decision: Russia’s 15-year-old superstar Kamila Valieva, who tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug less than two months ago, will be allowed to continue to compete in the Beijing Winter Olympics.