The Kremlin calls to continue standing up for the rights of Russian athletes in courts, the Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, commenting on the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on the Russian athletes.
"We have stated many times that certainly, we will continue supporting our athletes through all possible channels in any steps aimed at defending their rights," the spokesman noted.
Peskov said that the decision confirms that "the energetic steps on defending the rights in court and in other categories are justified, they may be effective and they should continue".
"We hope that certainly these steps will continue and we are very happy for our athletes," TASS cited Peskov as saying.
Today, the CAS upheld the appeals of 28 Russian athletes, who had been earlier banned for life by the IOC from participating in the Olympic Games over charges of abuse of anti-doping rules at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi.
