Sports arbitration court rejected the suit of the Russian Olympic Committee.
Yelena Isinbayeva
Photo: TASS
The Russian Olympic Committee lost a case in Sports
the court of arbitration (CAS) in Lausanne on the question of admission of Russian athletes at
The Olympic games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. This decision was published on
official website of the court in Lausanne. “CAS dismissed the claim of the Olympic
Committee of Russia and 68 Russian athletes,” the message reads. Recall
informed individually when reviewing 136 applications from all Russians
admission to the 2016 Games was a long jumper. Darya Klishina. But it
has the right to participate in the Olympics only under a neutral flag.
Russian athletes until the last second believed
will be able to participate in the 2016 Olympics. Just a couple of days before making
verdict two-time Olympic
champion Yelena Isinbayeva regretted that our athletes unlike
athletes from other countries have to think not about the sport.
“Athletes from other countries count the days until the opening
The Olympic Games, and we — until the decision of the court of Arbitration for Sport says
Elena. — Where is the world athletics, when will this mess?
No one will answer. For the first time in my 20 years of professional career, through
the court, I have to win the right to participate in the Olympics. Sorry for those of our
young and promising athletes, which is already deprived of the right to participate in
The world Cup this year… the feeling that the IAAF ordered to prevent
at any price”.
Recall that in
in November, the IAAF has suspended the accreditation of all-Russian athletics Federation
due to the discovery in the blood of some athletes of doping. 21 Jun
Olympic summit decided that the Russian athletes, which will be held
check the IAAF on innocence to anti-doping violations, will be able to take
participation in the Games under the Russian flag. For this they need to send the application
the Association.
Yelena Isinbayeva
Double
the Olympic champion and the winner of the bronze medal of the Olympic games
2012 Yelena Isinbayeva has applied to the International
Association of athletics federations to participate in the Olympic games in 2016.
Elena is very kind to the question of participation in the 2016 Games, as it is not
repeatedly stated that the Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro will be the last in her career.
21 Jun Isinbayeva became the winner of the championship of Russia, breaking
bar at a height of 4.90 meters. “God, I’m happy —
admitted after the championship Elena. — Best result of the season in the world — is the height
my dreams after the decree! 4.90 is very high, so high in the world in this
year never done it, no girl! Huge thank you to my coach Evgeniy
V., my beloved husband, daughters, parents, grandparents,
sister, friends and all the fans! Your support and energy I really
helped in achieving this goal. Thank you to everyone who believed and believe in me!
Together we are the power!”