Only 2 Russian athletes have chances to participate in Olympic Games in Rio

Under the current regulations of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) only two Russian athletes have chances to participate in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Brazil, head of the (Olympic Committee of Russia) OCR's legal department Alexandra Brilliantova told TASS on July 3.

"According to the current criteria of IAAF of June 17, only two Russian athletes have chances to participate in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro," she said.

"IAAF now will consider applications from athletes. If CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne) satisfies our application, the norm will be cancelled and the athletes will be allowed to the Games. "

Source: Tass.com

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