"I already don't believe that the IOC will allow Russian athletes to the Rio Games," she said. "There is some point in lodging an appeal as an individual to complain against the CAS decision," she said. "If this is upheld, to go further to the international court of human rights, to prove there that I was not involved (in doping)." MOSCOW - Two-time Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva on Thursday vowed to stop training if the International Olympic Committee imposes a blanket ban on Russians competing at Rio and hinted at a new legal challenge. Isinbayeva earlier angrily described Thursday's court ruling as a "funeral for athletics" and a "blatant political order," speaking to TASS news agency.

Source: Bangkok Post July 21, 2016 18:11 UTC