According to the information, in the doping test of Japanese short-track player Kay Saito, a prohibited drug acetazolamide. CAS confirmed the violation.

So, the athlete is temporarily suspended from the competition and must leave the Olympic Village. Also it is temporarily forbidden for him to perform at any tournament under the auspices of the International Skating Union.

The final verdict of CAS will be made after the end of the Olympics. By the way, Saito played at a distance of 5000 m. Final at this distance will be held on February 22.

As previously reported, URA-Inform, the Swedish skier Charlotte Calla was the first to win the gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.