Russian track and field athlete wins appeal to compete in Rio

PanARMENIAN.Net - The lone Russian track and field athlete at the Olympics has won her appeal to compete at the Rio de Janeiro Games, the Associated Press reports.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled early Monday, August 15 morning that long jumper Darya Klishina is eligible to take part in Tuesday's qualifying.

Klishina was the only one of 68 Russians cleared to participate in Rio by the IAAF, largely because she has been based outside Russia for the past three years.

But the sport's governing body banned her from the Olympics last week after receiving what it said was new information.

CAS ruled that Klishina was eligible to compete because she fulfilled the requirements set by the IAAF, AP says.

The long jump final is scheduled for Wednesday.