She said she was appealing against the decision to sport’s highest tribunal, the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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Darya Klishina was the only one of 68 Russians cleared to participate in Rio de Janeiro by the IAAF, largely because she has been based outside Russia for the past three years.
Klishina had been set to be the only Russian athlete competing at the Rio Games. But Klishina was the only successful case in track and field. Prior to the start of the Games, the IAAF had determined that Darya, who is now based in the United States, was not involved in the alleged doping program and has since complied with standard drug testing procedures by what the IAAF has deemed a “credible anti-doping agency”, thereby allowing her to participate in Rio, The Guardian reports. However, the IAAF’s latest decision appears to now suggest that may not be the case.
“She was stripped of the exclusive admission (to the Rio Olympics) on the basis of new information received last week”.
The lone Russian track and field athlete at the Olympics is waiting to hear whether she will be allowed to compete.
“I am a clean athlete and have proved that already many times and beyond any doubt”, she added.
The only Russian due to compete in the Olympic athletics has been banned.
McLaren said he had received leaked emails in which senior Russian Sports Ministry officials discussed whether or not to hide doping cases related to hundreds of athletes across dozens of Olympic and non-Olympic sports.
Darya Klishina talks to the media after competing the women’s long jump in Zhukovsky, Russia on June 6, 2016.
“I don’t know, this is a very unusual decision, because she (Darya Klishina) already has accreditation for the games and the reason is very odd”.
On June 17, the IAAF Council ruled it was still too early to restore ARAF’s (All-Russia Athletics Federation) membership in the worldwide organization subsequently extending the suspension of Russian athletes from all global tournaments, including the 2016 Olympic Games.
IAAF bosses had originally ruled that US-based Klishina, 25, met their strict eligibility criteria for Russian athletes. “They were doing this to everyone, clean athletes, non-clean athletes”.
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“In general, I am cynical”, he told Russia’s R-Sport news agency. “And we believe for that reason, we should prevail because I don’t think legally that can be upheld”.
