The world might miss out on the chance to see these beautiful girls if the Russian track and field team doesn't attend the Olympic Games in Rio. On July 21, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld the decision of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to ban Russian track-and-field athletes from competitions. Darya Klishina, who trains abroad, is the only Russian athlete who was permitted by the IAAF to compete as a neutral participant.
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Yelena Korobkina during the 1500m race at the 2016 Russian Winter athletics competition.
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Russia's Maria Kuchina, gold medalist in high jump at the 2015 World Athletics Championships in Beijing, at the award ceremony.
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Russian Angelika Sidorova took 4th place in the women's pole vault competitions at the traditional international athletics "Russian winter" event in Moscow.
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Russian Darya Klishina in the training camp of the Russian athletics team at Yug Sport training ground in Sochi.
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Members of the Russian national team (from left to right) Marina Panteleyeva, Natalya Rusakova, Kristina Sivkova and Yelizaveta Savlinis, winners of the bronze medals in the 4 x 400m relay at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zurich,.
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Russian javelin thrower Vera Rebrik competes in the Russian Cup athletics competition in Zhukovsky, near Moscow. July 20, 2016. A day before a sports court rules on Russia's appeal against the ban on its track and field team from the Olympics, star Russian athletes at a meet near Moscow pondered how they will react if they are banned from Rio Olympics.
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Russia's Yulia Pidluzhnaya competes in the women's long jump qualifier during the 2015 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
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Russian athlete Yevgenia Polyakova at Bosco Sport store in Moscow.
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Russia's pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva after her jump at the National track and field championships at a stadium in Cheboksary, Russia, June 20, 2016. The IOC opened the door to some Russian athletes competing under the Russian flag in Rio, but it is not clear what exact conditions they must fulfill.
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From left: Valeria Khramova, Vera Rudakova (winner) and Darya Korablyova during the women's 400m hurdle race at the Russian Athletics Championships in Cheboksary.
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Olympic champion Yury Borzakovsky, the chief coach of the Russian athletics team, and the prize-winner Yekaterina Koneva (gold medal) in the high jump among women at the Russian Indoor Track and Field Championships, seen at the award ceremony.
