Is Russia out of RIO?

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[h=1]Russia faces blanket Rio 2016 ban after losing appeal against IAAF ruling[/h][FONT=&quot]
Russia has lost its appeal against a ban imposed by theInternational Association of Athletics Federations [IAAF] on its track and field athletes, the Court of Arbitration for Sport [Cas] has announced.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The decision means that the International Olympic Committee[IOC] will have more reason to impose a blanket ban on Russia for the Rio 2016 Olympics in the wake of the McLaren report that revealed mass state-sponsored doping at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In a statement, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said: "The Court of Arbitration for Sport has issued its decisions in the arbitrations between the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), a number of Russian athletes (the claimant athletes) and the International Association of Athletics Federations.[/FONT]

 

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If Russia gets banned from RIO, its going to be a huge disappointment for many fields like Gymnastics, Athletics and Swimming. Zika virus scare has already put a dent in Tennis events as many major International players have withdrawn from the events. RIO seems to be heading for a insipid Olympics.