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TNT MagazineRussia loses battle to overturn Olympics ban
21st Jul 2016 1:33pm | By James Clark
Russian athletes have failed to overturn a ban from the Olympics, following claims that they ran a state sponsored doping programme.
The Russian Olympic Committee and hopeful athletes attempted to overturn the suspension, but the legal bid for the right to complete was lost.
Although the ban still stands, a small number of Russian athletes may still be able to compete in Rio by competing as neutral.
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