(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Six Russian cross-country skiers have had their provisional doping bans upheld after a failed appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).
The body said the suspensions – based on evidence from the McLaren report into state-sponsored doping in Russia – should stand until 31 October.
The six, including Sochi medallists, were named as having had urine samples tampered with at the 2014 Games.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) imposed the original ban in January.
