This follows an earlier IOC decision to not hold a medal ceremony for the event if Valieva finishes in the top three.
that Valieva listed two legal substances used to improve heart function on an anti-doping control form before the Olympics. This confirmed an earlierreport that Valieva’s primary sample tested positive for three drugs used to treat heart conditions including the legal substances Hypoxen and L-Carnitine. This revelation is likely to undercut Valieva’s argument that the banned drug, trimetazidine, was due to contamination with her grandfather’s heart medication.
Richardson, who faced a one month ban and missed the Tokyo Summer Olympics last year after testing positive for cannabis, sought a “solid answer” on the difference between Valieva’s case and her own. Richardson pointed out that like Valieva, she too had been expected to win a medal and added that the “ only difference I see is I’m a black young lady.
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