Russian Olympic Committee Loses Appeal Against Suspension by the IOC

Russian Olympic Committee Loses Appeal Against Suspension by the IOC
The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sept. 14, 2017. Michel Euler/AP Photo
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland—The Russian Olympic Committee has lost an appeal against its suspension by the International Olympic Committee.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Friday that it had dismissed the ROC’s appeal against the suspension imposed in October. The IOC objected to the ROC incorporating four sports bodies representing regions of eastern Ukraine, which it calls “a breach of the Olympic Charter.”