Russian triple-jumper Pyatykh gets four-year ban: CAS

[August 18, 2017]    ZURICH (Reuters) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has imposed a four-year ban on Russian triple-jumper Anna Pyatykh for violating rules on prohibited substances, the tribunal said on Friday.

Anna Pyatykh of Russia competes in the women's triple jump final during the world athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin August 17, 2009. REUTERS/Max Rossi

The ban takes effect from Dec. 15, 2016, the date her provisional suspension began, it said in a statement.

"The CAS acted as first instance decision-making authority for this matter, substituting for the Russian Athletics Federation, currently suspended by the IAAF," it added.

(Reporting by Michael Shields)

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