Russia files appeal against doping ban from Olympic track (Yahoo Sports)
Russia has appealed a ban of its athletics team from next month’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro over doping, the country’s Olympic committee said Sunday. Russian Olympic Committee spokesman Konstantin Vybornov confirmed to The Associated Press by e-mail that the appeal had been filed with the Court of Arbitration for Sport and would be heard July 19. If Russia wins, the Olympic application deadline ”will be extended” to let Russian athletes apply, the ROC’s legal department head Alexandra Brilliantova told the Tass news agency.