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Ukrainian Valentyna Kaminska, who took part in the cross-country skiing events at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, has tested positive for several banned substances, the body in charge of doping controls announced on Thursday. during the Olympics, the ITA.
“Analysis of the sample identified the presence of metabolites of mesterolone, which belongs to the class of androgens and anabolic steroids, and methylhexaneamine and heptaminol, which belong to the class of stimulants,” said the ITA in its press release
The sample was taken on February 10 in Zhangjiakou, the site of the Nordic Olympic Games-2022, said the body set up by the IOC and the World Anti-Doping Agency in 2018 to oversee anti-doping programs in particular. during the Olympics.
“The athlete has been informed and suspended on a provisional basis,” said the ITA.
Kaminska, 34, took part in the individual sprint (70th), the 10 km classic style (79th) and participated in the 4X5 km relay where Ukraine took 18th place.
Strictly speaking, this is the first positive doping control of the 2022 Olympics, which end on Sunday.
The resounding Valieva case, named after the Russian figure skater who tested positive for a banned substance, originated from a test carried out at the end of December during the Russian Championships.
His positive test was notified during the Olympics, forcing the International Olympic Committee, in particular, to seize the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after the lifting of his provisional suspension by the Russian anti-doping agency.
The CAS confirmed Monday the lifting of the suspension, without commenting on the merits of the case, and Kamila Valieva, 15, must participate in the free program Thursday, after finishing in first place in the short program.
