19:52The only Russian track and field athlete due to compete at the Rio Olympics is understood to have been banned by the sport’s governing body on the eve of competition. The long jumper Darya Klishina was the only Russian athlete to receive special dispensation from the IAAF to compete after the rest of the country’s track and field team was banned in the wake of the state sponsored doping scandal documented by two Wada independent reports. The IAAF had said that any athlete who could prove they were untainted by the Russian system could be cleared to compete, with only Klishina passing the test out of a possible team of 69 athletes. However, it is understood that on the eve of competition the IAAF has received new information that has led to her exceptional eligibility status being revoked. Klishina is understood to be challenging the decision at CAS.

Source: The Guardian August 13, 2016 06:03 UTC