Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova set for Olympic fate after CAS adjournment

Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova is likely to find out on Tuesday whether she will be able to compete in the Rio Olympics after her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) was adjourned.

Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova set for Olympic fate after CAS adjournment

Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova is likely to find out on Tuesday whether she will be able to compete in the Rio Olympics after her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) was adjourned.

Efimova, a four-time world breaststroke champion, was withdrawn from the Games by the Russian Olympic Committee after the International Olympic Committee said all Russians who had previously served a doping ban were barred.

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