32 Russians appeal to CAS in bid for place at Winter Games

Pyeongchang, South Korea (dpa) - Another 32 Russian athletes have gone to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to press their claims to be able to compete at the Winter Olympics.The athletes, including six-time Olympic gold medallist speed skater Viktor Ahn, cross-country skier Sergei Ustyugov, biathlete Anton Shipulin and figure skater Ksenia Stolbova, are challenging the International Olympic Committee‘s decision not to invite them to the Pyeongchang Games.CAS said a hearing is likely to be held by its ad hoc division on Wednesday - two days before the opening of the Games - and a decision communicated as soon as possible.The Russian athletes were among those not invited by the IOC following a vetting procedure by its invitation review panel.