Daily Trust

Russia fails to overturn ban for Rio Games

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Russian track and field athletes will remain banned from the Olympics following claims the country ran a state-sponsored doping programme.

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and 68 Russian athletes attempted to overturn the suspension, implemente­d by the body that governs world athletics. But the Court of Arbitratio­n for Sport (CAS) has ruled it can stand.

A handful of Russian athletes could still compete as neutrals at the Rio Games, which start on 5 August.

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