adminRIO DE JANEIRO. — Russian track and field suffered a final humiliation at the Rio Games on Saturday when the sport’s governing body suspended long jumper Darya Klishina, removing from competition the nation’s only athlete to have so far survived a blanket ban for doping.
The suspension, announced three days before she was due to compete, relates to new evidence uncovered by an anti-doping probe into allegations Russia ran a systematic, state-backed cheating program, said a source familiar with the matter.
Klishina defended herself, saying she was clean and was appealing against the decision to sport’s highest tribunal. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said it expected to rule on it by today, the eve of women’s long jump qualifying round.
The 25-year-old had been given an exemption to compete in Rio while the rest of Russia’s track and field team were banned. — Reuters.
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