Russian swimmer Efimova to appeal Rio ban to CAS

MOSCOW: Russian Yulia Efimova, who has been banned from competing at next month’s Rio Olympics by swimming’s governing body FINA, will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), her agent said Monday (Tuesday in Manila).

“We’ve taken the decision to appeal to CAS. The opponent will be the International Olympic Committee, FINA and the Russian Olympic Committee,” Efimova’s agent Andrei Mitkov told R-Sport.