continue compete. in the winter olympics. and according to ioc that set earlier if she wins on tuesday, she could conceivably get a new medal and but as they have also said if the separate more thorough process find her guilty of doping later, that medal could be revoked. even with the decision being announced there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding her future. viewers just joining us there has been a decision in the kamila valiyeva case. she will be allowed to continue it compete in the olympics. a decision on the gold medal she already won will be made at a later date. does it sound as if she s got off easy? it s an extraordinary story. we were watching this closely this monday. the age let s not forget. just 15 years old. i think this is the question for me, when we come back to reflect
the field of waste water epidemiology the monitoring of sewage for traces of disease, is emerging as a critical tool for public health. it allows us to say in advance the virus is present in this case specifically omicron. says researcher. in addition to an early warning, it allows us to understand how the virus is distributed. and how it is spreading. that early warning is hidden in human waste. which carry genetic traces of covid-19, days before they can appear in clinical tests. the institute doctor is spearheading a soon to be launched nationwide waste water monitoring system.
in other words a bigger more important case will be coming in front of the court for the sport. no time for it between now and the women s short program on tuesday. but that case will be about the merits of the case. the testing sample. why the delay. and it will look at everything. and that anything could happen there. we have seen gold medals taken from athletes for all kind of doping violations. london, beijing. rio. and that could happen here. the bottom line is she s competing. she ll be in the short program and long program. expected to win. we have a story unlike any other for another five or six days. it never ends. i ll put you on the spot. apology in advance. talking about the heart drug she was found to have taken. it s to monitor heart conditions and give an advantage at high altitudes. like beijing. is there ever a defense for
objection raised by the athlete and russian olympic committee. in this regard. then the well aware of the rule on mandatory suspension. but as determined the athlete should benefit from the following exceptional circumstances. first the athlete is under 16. and is a protected person under the world antidoping code. the antidoping rules of and the world antidoping code are silent with respect to provisional suspension imposed on protected persons. why these rules have specific provisions for evidence of for different standard of evidence and lower sanctions in case of protected persons. the panel was therefore concerned that if a preventive suspension would be imposed on the athlete. and later the end of the day
in december 2021. that impinged upon the athletes ability to establish certain legal requirements for her benefit. such late notification was not her fault, in the middle of the olympic games. the late notification is extremely unfortunate. as it affects not only the athlete but those organizers of the olympic winter games. in other words, we will not have this case and not be here if these antidoping test procedures would have been completed in one week or ten days as it is generally the case for example at the olympic games. the division was requested to determine the narrow issue as to whether a provision suspension should be imposed on the athlete. it was neither requested to rule on the merits of the case nor to examine the legal consequences related to the results of a team