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IOC: No Medal Ceremony If Kamila Valieva Finishes in Top Three

Kamila Valieva will continue competing at the Beijing Olympics, but the IOC says there won't be any medal ceremonies in Beijing to celebrate her triumphs

Despite testing positive for a banned substance last week, Valieva was cleared by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday in a decision shrouded in controversy.

Not long after the decision, the IOC announced there won't be a ceremony to award medals for the team event, which the Russian Olympic Committee won last week. The same goes if Valieva finishes on the podium in the women’s individual event.