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IOC spokesperson Mark Adams dismissed doping allegations against a Russian athlete as 'complete speculation' during a press conference in Beijing on Thursday.
"I think that's complete speculation but in a general point what I would remind is that the IOC delegated both testing, management and sanctioning in doping cases to ITA to avoid even the appearance of conflict of interest. I won't be having anything more to say on that," Adams said.
15-year-old Russian athlete Kamila Valieva, who on Monday became the first ice skater to successfully complete a quadruple jump at the Olympic Games, has not appeared in training since her performance following doping allegations.
The medal ceremony, which was scheduled for Tuesday evening, was subsequently postponed.
China: IOC spokesperson labels doping allegations against Russian athlete 'complete speculation'
IOC spokesperson Mark Adams dismissed doping allegations against a Russian athlete as 'complete speculation' during a press conference in Beijing on Thursday.
"I think that's complete speculation but in a general point what I would remind is that the IOC delegated both testing, management and sanctioning in doping cases to ITA to avoid even the appearance of conflict of interest. I won't be having anything more to say on that," Adams said.
15-year-old Russian athlete Kamila Valieva, who on Monday became the first ice skater to successfully complete a quadruple jump at the Olympic Games, has not appeared in training since her performance following doping allegations.
The medal ceremony, which was scheduled for Tuesday evening, was subsequently postponed.
Usage for news programming only in any platform (including social media). No commercial use or association permitted Mandatory Credit: Courtesy of IOC
IOC spokesperson Mark Adams dismissed doping allegations against a Russian athlete as 'complete speculation' during a press conference in Beijing on Thursday.
"I think that's complete speculation but in a general point what I would remind is that the IOC delegated both testing, management and sanctioning in doping cases to ITA to avoid even the appearance of conflict of interest. I won't be having anything more to say on that," Adams said.
15-year-old Russian athlete Kamila Valieva, who on Monday became the first ice skater to successfully complete a quadruple jump at the Olympic Games, has not appeared in training since her performance following doping allegations.
The medal ceremony, which was scheduled for Tuesday evening, was subsequently postponed.