Russia loses appeal against ban on Olympic track and field athletes

‘The world’s highest sports tribunal, Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), has rejected Russia’s appeal against the exclusion of the country’s track and field athletes from the Rio 2016 Olympics over a doping ban.
“CAS rejects the claims/appeal of the Russian Olympic Committee and 68 Russian athletes,” the CAS said in a statement on Thursday, backing the rights of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), which governs world athletics, to suspend the Russian athletics federation.
In a statement, the IAAF said it was “pleased the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has supported its position.”’
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