RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Russia’s sole track and field competitor at the Rio Olympics, DaryaKlishina, has been suspended from the Games, the international athletics federation (IAAF) said on Saturday, confirming it had withdrawn her special eligibility status. The International Association of Athletics Federations told Reuters the long jumper had taken her case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. This is the only information we are able to give for the moment,” an IAAF official said. Dmitry Shlyakhtin, president of the Russian Athletics Federation, said Russia had expected such a twist. I spoke about it, that is issue with Klishinacould arise, and here it is,” he told Russia’s R-Sport news agency.

Source: Huffington Post August 13, 2016 18:39 UTC