Russia lost its appeal Thursday July 21,2016 against the Olympic ban on its track
and field athletes, a decision which could add pressure on the IOC to
exclude the country entirely from next month's games in Rio de Janeiro.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected the appeal of 68 Russian athletes seeking to overturn the ban imposed by the IAAF following allegations of state-sponsored doping and cover-ups.
The court, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, upheld the "validity" of the IAAF ban, saying a country whose national federation is suspended is ineligible from entering international competitions, including the Olympics.
The three-person panel ruled that the Russian Olympic Committee "is not entitled to nominate Russian track and field athletes to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games considering that they are not eligible to participate under the IAAF competition rules."
CAS, however, said it had no jurisdiction on whether the International Olympic Committee can accept or refuse the entry of Russian track and field athletes, either those representing their country or as "neutral athletes."
"There will be a conference call on Sunday led by the IOC president (Thomas Bach)," a spokesperson for the organisation said.
In a separate statement, the IOC said it "takes note of the announcement of the decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport," upholding a Rio ban imposed by athletics governing body IAAF against Russia's track and field team.
"We will now have to study and analyze the full (CAS) decision," the IOC said.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected the appeal of 68 Russian athletes seeking to overturn the ban imposed by the IAAF following allegations of state-sponsored doping and cover-ups.
The court, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, upheld the "validity" of the IAAF ban, saying a country whose national federation is suspended is ineligible from entering international competitions, including the Olympics.
The three-person panel ruled that the Russian Olympic Committee "is not entitled to nominate Russian track and field athletes to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games considering that they are not eligible to participate under the IAAF competition rules."
CAS, however, said it had no jurisdiction on whether the International Olympic Committee can accept or refuse the entry of Russian track and field athletes, either those representing their country or as "neutral athletes."
International Olympic Committee Chiefs to Discuss Russia Rio Ban on Sunday
The International Olympic Committee's executive board will hold a conference call on Sunday July 24,2016 to discuss banning Russia from the Rio Games over state-run doping, an IOC spokesperson told AFP."There will be a conference call on Sunday led by the IOC president (Thomas Bach)," a spokesperson for the organisation said.
In a separate statement, the IOC said it "takes note of the announcement of the decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport," upholding a Rio ban imposed by athletics governing body IAAF against Russia's track and field team.
"We will now have to study and analyze the full (CAS) decision," the IOC said.
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