— Published June 30, 2016

The time of the call

Russia

They announced it, they kept their word. The collective appeal of Russian athletes, drawn up on behalf of their national Olympic committee (ROC), following the suspension of their federation by the IAAF, must be filed this Thursday, June 30, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Alexandra Brilliantova, head of the legal department of the Russian Olympic Committee, confirmed this to the R-Sport agency. Its text was written with the help of London lawyer Mike Morgan, commissioned by the Russian Olympic committee.