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FILE - In this June 20, 2016 file photo, Russia's long jumper Darya Klishina speaks at the national track and field championship in Cheboksary, Russia. The lone Russian track and field athlete at the Olympics has won her appeal to compete at the Rio de Janeiro Games. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled early Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, that long jumper Klishina is eligible to take part in Tuesday's qualifying because she has been based outside of Russia for the last three years and has been subjected to regular drug-testing. (AP Photo/Nikolai Alexandrov, File) **FILE**

Russia’s Darya Klishina wins appeal, can compete at Rio Olympics

By James Ellingsworth - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 20, 2016 file photo, Russia's long jumper Darya Klishina speaks at the national track and field championship in Cheboksary, Russia. Klishina is the only athlete who met the standards when track's governing body, the IAAF, banned the Russian team from the 2016 Summer Olympics in June after an investigation revealed a culture of widespread, state-sponsored doping within the program. (AP Photo/Nikolai Alexandrov, File)

Russia’s Klishina at hearing, seeking to compete at Olympics

By James Ellingworth - Associated Press