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Court To Announce Decision On Russian Athletes Hours Before Opening Ceremonies

Dozens of Russian athletes have mounted a last-ditch appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over their exclusion from the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Matthieu Reeb, secretary general of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, announces the court's decision on Feb. 1 regarding Russian athletes. He is set to announce another decision Friday.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport says its secretary general, Matthieu Reeb, will announce a decision Friday morning on last-minute appeals by 47 Russian athletes and coaches to participate in

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