Court Reinstates 28 Russians Banned for Alleged Sochi Doping

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld appeals by 28 Russian athletes who were sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee for an alleged doping scheme at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. The CAS said Thursday there was insufficient evidence that the athletes committed doping violations. It annulled the sanctions against them and reinstated their results from the 2014 Games. The IOC said after the ruling that the 28 athletes who won their appeals would not be invited to...

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