In a statement CAS said it had "partially upheld the appeal and reduced the period" meaning his ban, which began on February 4, now ends on November 3 this year.
TORONTO (AP) Mandy Bujold would have preferred fighting this battle in the ring. Instead, the Tokyo Olympics fate for Canada’s best boxer lies in the hands of the Court of Arbitration for Sport after her qualifying tournament was scrapped due to the pandemic.
Vijay Tagore | May 3, 2021, 11:59 IST
Ian Nepomniachtchi (in picture) earned the right to challenge reigning chess world champion Magnus Carlsen by .Read More
When Ian Nepomniachtchi won the Candidates Chess last week, there was renewed hope that a Grandmaster from Russia, traditionally a powerhouse in the game of black and white squares, has a chance, after a long time, to be crowned world champion, when the world title clash is held at the end of the year in Dubai. But a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) ban and subsequent Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling has thrown cold water on that prospect.
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Russian athletes will be prohibited from competing under the country s flag at the upcoming Tokyo Summer Olympics as well as next February s Beijing Winter Olympics as a result of a decision by sport s top judicial body. | REUTERS
AFP-Jiji Mar 16, 2021
Moscow – Sport’s top court on Monday said that Russia would not be able to play the patriotic folk song “Katyusha” at major international competitions while its national anthem is banned over doping violations.