The decision came just in time for Klishina, a former European indoor champion, to resume her campaign for the women’s long-jump competition which starts on Tuesday.
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Klishina had been the only one of 68 Russians cleared to participate in Rio by the IAAF.
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.
But the CAS tribunal ruled that the IAAF’s initial decision to clear Klishina should stand. The long jumper also said that she has been based in the USA for three years and “almost exclusively tested outside of the Anti-Doping system in question”. You agree that you are exclusively responsible for your communications and any content you provide.
“The athlete established that she was subject to fully compliant drug-testing in and out of competition outside of Russian Federation”, its statement said.
A week ago, the International Association of Athletic Federations attempted to ban Klishina “based on new information”, the CAS says that Klishina complied with the rules, and will be allowed to perform in Rio. The IAAF had accepted her application because she is based in the United States.
The IAAF DRB also noted that “certain of the athlete’s samples has been subject to tampering and manipulation”, the statement added.
Klishina had insisted in a statement after the ban was announced that she is “clean”.
“I am falling victim to those who created a system of manipulating our lovely sport and is guilty of using it for political purposes”, Klishina wrote on her Facebook Saturday. “It’s beyond the realm of common sense”.
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