Six Russian Athletes Stand to Lose Medals Because of Doping

Six Russian athletes stand to lose their Olympic and championship medals after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled Thursday that the selective doping punishments imposed against them by the Russian athletics federation were too lenient. The Switzerland-based court, CAS, upheld all six appeals by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) claiming that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) had taken timed measures that meant that the athletes would keep...

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