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Darya Klishina can compete at Rio 2016, CAS rules
- Updated: August 15, 2016
Darya Klishina will be allowed to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has announced.
The Russian long jumper’s participation at the Games had seemed in doubt after the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) stated on Saturday (August 13) that it would be withdrawing Klishina’s “exceptional eligibility” status.
The 25-year-old had been cleared by the IAAF to compete internationally as an independent neutral athlete after the sport’s world governing body upheld the suspension of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) as an IAAF Member on June 17, resulting in the continued ban on Russian athletes from international competition.
However, on Saturday the IAAF stated that Klishina’s “exceptional eligibility” status had been withdrawn based on new information. The athlete challenged the IAAF decision at CAS, who upheld her appeal.
This means Klishina will line up in the qualifying round of the long jump competition on Tuesday (August 16) as the sole Russian track and …
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