The long jumper also said that she has been based in the United States for three years and “almost exclusively tested outside of the Anti-Doping system in question”. Darya Klishina of Russian Federation talks to the media after competing.
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Darya Klishina is “thankful” her appeals to compete at Rio 2016 are behind her after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled she could enter the long jump competition.
But a source told Reuters new evidence had emerged from a World Anti-Doping Agency investigation conducted by lawyer Richard McLaren, prompting the IAAF to pull her exemption.
The decision came just in time for Klishina, a former European indoor champion, to begin her campaign for the women s long jump competition which starts on Tuesday.
The IAAF revoked her eligibility after Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren – who last month released a report for the World Anti-Doping Agency that accused Russian Federation of “state-sponsored” doping – provided “new factual elements” about Klishina, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said.
“Thank you, my dearest friends, for all your support”.
Klishina attended Sunday’s hearing in person at the court’s temporary base at a beachfront hotel in Rio, then trained near the Olympic Stadium on Sunday night while awaiting the court’s decision.
This prompted the IAAF to withdraw her Klishina’s exemption.
“The athlete established that she was subject to fully compliant drug testing, in and out of competition, outside of Russia”, CAS said in a statement.
Green said the IAAF was unlikely to open a case against Klishina after the Olympics.
CAS ruled that Klishina was eligible to compete because she fulfilled the requirements set by the IAAF.
“Now we need to settle down and wish Dasha (Klishina) good luck”, sports minister Vitaly Mutko said on Interfax agency.
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The rest of the Russian track team remains banned from all worldwide competition over allegations of a widespread, state-sponsored doping program. “It’s beyond the realm of common sense”.
