“The (IOC) decision is unfair as based on wrong and untrue statements,” they said. Whistleblower Yulia Stepanova, who helped uncover the biggest doping scandal in decades which threatened to exclude Russia from the Olympics, asked on Monday for a review of her ban from the Rio Games in a last-ditch attempt to compete there. The IOC had also said Stepanova had refused to compete as a member of the Russian team, a claim she rejects. The IOC said any Russian athlete with a doping past, including Stepanova, would not be allowed to compete in Rio as it tightened controls following the fallout from the doping scandal involving their country. In making its decision, CAS had argued there could not be a double punishment for already-sanctioned athletes.

Source: Indian Express July 25, 2016 17:43 UTC