- Deschamps delight as 'light back on' for Pogba after doping ban
- Biden, Harris urge Mideast peace on Oct. 7 anniversary
- Neeskens, tough midfielder in Cruyff's Ajax and Dutch teams
- UN warns world's water cycle becoming ever more erratic
- Oil prices extend gains on Mideast tensions, Wall Street retreats
- Ex-Dutch football star Johan Neeskens dies
- Man Utd battling to improve fortunes, says Evans
- What is microRNA? Nobel-winning discovery explained
- Masood, Abdullah centuries lift Pakistan to 328-4 in first England Test
- Hurricane Milton strengthens fast, threatens Mexico, Florida
- Tunisia's President Saied set for landslide election win
- Barca hoping to return to Camp Nou 'by end of year'
- Trump to open second golf course at Scotland resort in summer 2025
- Super-sub Jhon Duran rewarded with new Aston Villa deal
- US duo win Nobel for gene regulation breakthrough
- Masood hits first ton for four years to power Pakistan to 233-1
- Fritz wins delayed match to reach Shanghai Masters third round
- Naomi Osaka pulls out of Japan Open with back injury
- Weather may delay launch of mission to study deflected asteroid
- China to flesh out economic stimulus plans after bumper rally
- Artist Marina Abramovic hopes first China show offers tech respite
- Asian markets track Wall St rally on US jobs data
- Pakistan 122-1 at lunch in first England Test
- Kazakhs approve plan for first nuclear power plant
- World marks anniversary of Oct. 7 attack on Israel
- 'Second family': tennis stars hunt winning formula with new coaches
- Philippines, South Korea agree to deepen maritime cooperation
- Mexico mayor murdered days after taking office
- Sardinia's sheep farmers battle bluetongue as climate warms
- Japan govt admits doctoring 'untidy' cabinet photo
- Israel marks first anniversary of Hamas's October 7 attack
- Darvish tames Ohtani as Padres thrash Dodgers
- Asian markets track Wall St rally on jobs data
- Family affair as LeBron, Bronny James make Lakers bow
- Cancer, cardiovascular drugs tipped for Nobel as prize week opens
- As Great Salt Lake dries, Utah Republicans pardon Trump climate skepticism
- Amazon activist warns of 'critical situation' ahead of UN forum
- Mourners pay tribute to latest victims of deadly Channel crossing
- Tunisia incumbent Saied set to win presidential vote: exit polls
- Phillies win thriller to level Mets series
- Yu bags first PGA Tour win with playoff win
- PSG held by Nice to leave Monaco clear at top of Ligue 1
- AC Milan fall at Fiorentina after De Gea's penalty heroics
- Lewandowski treble for leaders Barca as Atletico held
- Fresh Israeli strikes hit south Beirut
- Sucic stunner earns Real Sociedad draw against Atletico
- PSG draw with Nice, fail to reclaim top spot in Ligue 1
- Gudmundsson downs AC Milan after De Gea's penalty heroics for Fiorentina
- 'Yes' vote prevails in Kazakhstan nuclear plant vote: TV
- 'Difficult day': Oct 7 commemorations begin with festival memorial
RBGPF | -1.97% | 58.94 | $ | |
CMSC | -0.53% | 24.57 | $ | |
NGG | -1.06% | 65.8 | $ | |
BCE | -0.42% | 33.57 | $ | |
SCS | -1.09% | 12.83 | $ | |
RELX | -0.95% | 45.855 | $ | |
RIO | -0.56% | 69.31 | $ | |
GSK | 0.47% | 39.005 | $ | |
BCC | -0.31% | 138.474 | $ | |
BTI | -0.26% | 35.2 | $ | |
RYCEF | -1.45% | 6.88 | $ | |
CMSD | -0.09% | 24.79 | $ | |
JRI | -0.19% | 13.255 | $ | |
AZN | -0.26% | 77.27 | $ | |
VOD | 0.4% | 9.699 | $ | |
BP | 0.72% | 33.12 | $ |
Russian Olympic doping scandal - how did we get here?
Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva has failed a drugs test, as doping reared its head at the Beijing Winter Games on Friday.
Here is what we know so far:
Who is Kamila Valieva?
The 15-year-old figure skater became the first woman in history to produce a quadruple jump at an Olympics to help Russia win team gold on Monday.
She is also the favourite to win the individual event in the Chinese capital, which starts on February 15.
The medals ceremony for the team competition did not take place as scheduled on Tuesday -- the first sign something was miss.
What has she done?
According to the International Testing Agency (ITA), a sample was collected from here on December 25 at the Russian championships in Saint Petersburg.
A World Anti-Doping Agency-accredited laboratory in Stockholm found that she tested positive for trimetazidine, a metabolic agent used for the treatment of angina and vertigo but banned by WADA because it can increase blood flow efficiency and help endurance.
What happened next?
The result was reported on February 8, the day after Valieva helped Russia win gold, and the Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA immediately suspended her. Valieva challenged the suspension on February 9 and RUSADA lifted it that same day, allowing her to continue competing in Beijing.
What about her Olympics?
Valieva is due to take part in the individual competition in Beijing next week and is one of the favourites for the gold medal.
She was still practising on Friday but her Olympics hang in the balance.
The IOC, the International Skating Union (ISU) and WADA are all appealing against the decision to lift the suspension before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
A decision is expected before the individual competition starts on Tuesday.
What are people saying?
The IOC hopes there will be a resolution as soon as possible. "Such cases are not helpful to the Games," said spokesman Mark Adams.
The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has made plain its anger, saying Valieva has the right to compete and her team gold medal should stand. It also said that the teenage skater had taken, and passed, a doping test at the Games.
The Kremlin also gave the skater its full backing.
Why are 'Russia' not Russia at the Olympics?
This is just the latest doping scandal surrounding Russian athletes in recent years at Olympic Games.
Russian competitors are taking part in Beijing as the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) after the nation was banned because of a massive state-sponsored doping scheme at its home 2014 Sochi Olympics.
F.Pedersen--AMWN