RIO DE JANEIRO – A Court of Arbitration for Sport might have opened the door for Russians with doping sanctions to compete in Rio, but one will be noticeably absent – whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova.
USA Today: Russian Olympic doping whistleblower drops her appeal to the IOC
Fireworks are seen during a rehearsal of the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 3.
