Russian Track and Field Athletes Lose Appeal Over Ban From Rio Olympics

A sports court rejected an appeal filed by The Russian Olympic Committee and 67 of its 68 banned track and field athletes on July 21.
Russian Track and Field Athletes Lose Appeal Over Ban From Rio Olympics
Russia's Olga Kaniskina crosses the finish line to win the Women's 20km Race Walk at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Aug. 31, 2011. AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, file
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In this Feb. 5, 2014 file photo Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, visits the Olympic Athletes Village ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics with Olympic Village Mayor Elena Isinbaeva, left, and Russian Minister of Sport, Tourism and Youth policy Vitaly Mutko in Sochi, Russia. On July 18, 2016, WADA investigator Richard McLaren confirmed claims of state-run doping in Russia. (Pascal Le Segretain/Pool Photo via AP, file)
In this Feb. 5, 2014 file photo Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, visits the Olympic Athletes Village ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics with Olympic Village Mayor Elena Isinbaeva, left, and Russian Minister of Sport, Tourism and Youth policy Vitaly Mutko in Sochi, Russia. On July 18, 2016, WADA investigator Richard McLaren confirmed claims of state-run doping in Russia. Pascal Le Segretain/Pool Photo via AP, file
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