The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has since deemed a blanket ban on Russian athletes who have served doping bans as unenforceable. RIO DE JANEIRO - Yuliya Stepanova, the Russian 800m runner who lifted the lid on systematic doping and corruption in Russian athletics, has decided not to launch a final appeal against her ban from competing in the Rio Olympics. "This amounts to political discrimination in direct violation of the Olympic Charter and was nowhere mentioned in the IOC's decision." And the Stepanovs' statement launched a stinging attack on the IOC, accusing them of failing to live by the Olympic charter. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) banned Russia from international competition, including the Olympics, after an investigation sparked by the Stepanovs' claims.

Source: Bangkok Post August 05, 2016 20:15 UTC