CAS Rejects Appeal by Three Russian Cyclists Over Rio Olympics Eligibility

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The ad hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 said Friday it had dismissed the appeal by Russian cyclists Kiriil Sveshnikov, Dmitry Sokolov and Dmitry Strakhov against the ban on their participation in 2016 Rio Olympics.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to media rumors, the three athletes are mentioned in WADA's MacLaren report on doping abuses in Russia.

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The cyclingnews. com new portal says Italy will replace Russia in the men's team pursuit following the failure of the appeal.

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