The protection of underage athletes should be a central goal of anti-doping work. For Nada, this is a consequence of the long ban for the Russian figure skater Kamila Valiyeva.
For the National Anti-Doping Agency, the ruling of the International Court of Arbitration for Sport in the case of the Russian figure skater Kamila Waliyeva is a reminder to see the protection of underage youth as a central “goal of anti-doping work in Germany”. NADA announced this in response to the four-year ban subsequently imposed on the athlete, who was only 15 when her positive doping test was discovered.
The CAS judges imposed the penalty on the basis of the World Anti-Doping Code, which in principle does not differentiate between underage and adult athletes when it comes to the offenses and the level of sanctions. “Backbenchers who dope children or entice them to do so must be sanctioned,” the NADA statement continued.
In addition to the sporting rules, Germany has the criminal anti-doping law to prosecute such backers. “The anti-doping law ensures that doping of minors is considered a crime and is severely punished,” said the Bonn-based agency.
Rusada had only deprived Valiyeva of the national championship title
The CAS took over the case in autumn 2022 because the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) and the World Ice Skating Association (Isu) had lodged an objection against the ruling of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada). The Rusada had only stripped Valiyeva of the national championship title, but had not imposed any further sanctions.
The case of the now 17-year-old Russian has been keeping sports lawyers busy since the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing. After the team competition, a positive doping test from the former European champion became known. She tested positive for the banned drug trimetazidine at the national championships in December 2021.
Source: Stern
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