The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected the appeal of Russian biathletes Evgeniy Ustyugov and Svetlana Sleptsova. Previously, the athletes’ results from the 2013/14 season were annulled. This period also includes the results of the Sochi Olympics. This was reported on the official website of the International Biathlon Union (IBU).
“CAS has rejected the joint appeal of Ustyugov and Sleptsova against the first instance decisions in their anti-doping rule violation cases,” the statement said.
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