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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) says Russian figure skating Kamila Valieva can continue competing in the Beijing Olympics despite failing a doping test. "It means no provisional suspension should be imposed on the skater," says CAS's Director General Matthieu Reeb. SOUNDBITE
IOC president Thomas Bach says he was "very disturbed" by Russian skater Kamila Valieva's performance in the Beijing Olympics final when she fell several times and seemed overwhelmed by the doping scandal that has engulfed her. "I was very disturbed when I watched it on TV," Bach says. SOUNDBITE
President Vladimir Putin addresses Russian athletes who won a medal at the 2022 Beijing winter Olympics games, after receiving them at the Kremlin Palace. IMAGES
President Emmanuel Macron presents the Legion d'honneur, France's highest civilian honour, to several Olympic and Paralympic champions, including para-skier Arthur Bauchet and figure skaters Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron. IMAGES
France's delegation to the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Games arrives at the Elysée Palace, where champions will receive a Legion d'honneur, France's highest civilian honour, and the National Order of Merit. IMAGES