Fellow athletes question British cyclist Lizzie Armitstead's Olympic reprieve

The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the cyclist was free to compete in Rio.

Fellow athletes question British cyclist Lizzie Armitstead's Olympic reprieve

Lizzie Armitstead's Olympic reprieve has raised the eyebrows of other athletes after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the Great Britain cyclist was free to compete in Rio.

Armitstead had faced the prospect of a two-year ban, and missing out on taking part in the women's road race this weekend, after revealing on Monday night she had incurred three violations pertaining to her whereabouts for drugs tests.

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