Russia to appeal against ban on its athletes competing at Rio Olympics

• Appeal due to be heard on 19 July by the Court of Arbitration for Sport• If successful Olympic application deadline "will be extended" for Russians Russia has appealed against the ban which will prevent its athletics team competing at the Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro. Konstantin Vybornov, the Russian Olympic Committee spokesman, confirmed to the Associated Press by email that the appeal against the ban from international competition over a doping scandal had been filed with the Court o...