The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the highest authority in matters of sporting dispute, have upheld a ban by the International Federation of Athletics Federation (IAAF) on Russian athletes from appearing at this year’s Olympic Games.
The country has been battling allegations of state sponsored doping, after an independent report found widespread evidence of the country’s duplicity in illegally pumping up their athletes.
Russian Athletes To Miss Rio 2016 Olympics After Doping Ban Is Upheld