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Selectors for Australia’s taekwondo team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have rejected the appeal of former world champion Carmen Marton against her non-inclusion.
According to
7News, Marton took her case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after her initial appeal was rejected.
However, CAS have confirmed that Marton s appeal was dismissed on July 5, and said the grounds for its decision would be issued in the coming days.
Australian Taekwondo has stuck with its initial decision and chosen 22-year-old Stacey Hymer for the women’s featherweight class.
Thirty-five year-old Marton was hoping to compete at her fourth consecutive Olympic Games.
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