Three Additional Russian Athletes File Appeals at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)

Lausanne, 11 December 2017 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered 3 additional

appeals filed by Russian athletes against decisions taken by the Disciplinary Commission of the

International Olympic Committee (IOC DC). The IOC DC found the athletes to have committed antidoping

rule violations during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, disqualified them from the

events in which they participated at the Games and forfeited all medals won by them. The athletes

were also declared ineligible to participate in any capacity in all subsequent editions of the Olympic

Games.

The athletes concerned are Olga Zaytseva (biathlon), Yulia Chekaleva (cross country skiing) and

Anastasia Dotsenko (cross country skiing).

A CAS arbitration procedure has been opened for each athlete. Directions with respect to the next steps

in these matters will be issued to the parties in a few days. The athletes have requested that the CAS

issue its final awards before the beginning of the Olympic Winter Games 2018.

For further information related to the CAS activity and procedures in general, please contact either Matthieu Reeb, CAS Secretary General, or Katy Hogg, Communications Officer.

Château de Béthusy, Avenue de Beaumont 2, 1012 Lausanne, Switzerland.

media@tas-cas.org; Tel: (41 21) 613 50 00; fax: (41 21) 613 50 01, or consult the CAS website: www.tas-cas.org

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