Russian Long Jumper Appeals Her Suspension From Rio Games

The International Court of Arbitration for Sport is set to rule on the Olympic eligibility of Russian track-and-field competitor Darya Klishina, who was suspended from the Games Saturday on suspicion of doping. Klishina, a long jumper, was the sole Russian competitor in track and field after the International Olympic Committee put a blanket ban on 68 Russian athletes implicated in a suspected doping scandal. Klishina was originally given an exemption from the ban because she had been...

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