BEIJING–Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will be allowed to compete in the women’s single in figure skating at the Beijing Olympics after a decision by sport’s top court CAS on Monday. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it had upheld the Russian Anti-Doping Agency RUSADA’s decision to lift a ban on the 15-year-old, who tested positive for banned substance trimetazidine on Dec. 25, in a statement released on its website on Monday. CAS cited the fact that Valieva is a “protected person” under World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules as one of the exceptional circumstances underpinning its decision. The figure skater is one of the youngest athletes to face a doping charge during the Olympics. The result of the positive drug test was not revealed until Feb. 8 after Valieva had competed in the team event at the Winter Games, dazzling the world with the first quad jumps ever completed in …
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