Russian Swimmer Efimova Appeals Rio Olympics Ban at CAS

© AP Photo / David J. PhillipRussian skating fan holds the country's national flag over the Olympic rings before the start of the men's 10,000-meter speedskating race at Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. (File)
Russian skating fan holds the country's national flag over the Olympic rings before the start of the men's 10,000-meter speedskating race at Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. (File) - Sputnik International
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Russian four-time world champion swimmer Yulia Efimova has filed an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport over her doping-related 2016 Summer Olympics ban.

Russian Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko - Sputnik International
Russian Team Still Awaiting Formal CAS Approval to Take Part in Rio Olympics
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russian four-time world champion swimmer Yulia Efimova has filed an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over her doping-related ban on participating in the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, the Russian Swimming Federation said on Sunday.

Earlier, the International Swimming Federation (FINA) said that Efimova, among seven other Russian swimmers, is not eligible to compete at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games as she does not meet "clean athlete" criteria established by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

"Efimova's personal appeal has been submitted, her personal lawyer Artem Patsev has confirmed this fact," the federation's press service told R-Sport.

The swimmer's agent Andrei Mitkov on Monday said that she is ready to file the appeal.

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