MOSCOW ¨C The IAAF¡¯s Doping Review Board has turned down applications from 67 Russian athletes to compete internationally as individuals following a blanket ban on the country¡¯s track and field athletes for systematic doping.
The All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) said in a statement on Saturday it was informed by the sport¡¯s governing body IAAF that only one application, from long jumper Darya Klishina, was approved.
¡°The rest of the 67 athletes who have been approved by the ARAF¡¯s board as they have fulfilled the federation¡¯s criteria to compete in the Olympics have been refused,¡± ARAF said on its website.
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