The Latest: Russia awaits court ruling on Olympic ban

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2010 file photo Sebastian Coe, then Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee at the IOC Coordination Commission during the closing press conference in London at the close of a three-day visit by IOC officials checking on preparations for the 2012 Olympic games in London. The Court of Arbitration for Sport will issue its verdict Thursday, July 21, 2016 on Russia's appeal to overturn the IAAF ban on its track and field athletes for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file) FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2010 file photo Sebastian Coe, then Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee at the IOC Coordination Commission during the closing press conference in London at the close of a three-day visit by IOC officials checking on preparations for the 2012 Olympic games in London. The Court of Arbitration for Sport will issue its verdict Thursday, July 21, 2016 on Russia's appeal to overturn the IAAF ban on its track and field athletes for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)

By Associated Press July 21, 2016 2 min read

The Latest on Russia’s appeal against the Olympic ban on its track and field athletes (all times local to Rio de Janeiro):

5:50 a.m.

Russian athletes are waiting nervously for news of whether their country’s track and field team will be allowed to compete at next month’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Athletes from a variety of sports including track and field were gathered at a sponsor’s event in Moscow ahead of a ruling, while outside the capital preparations were under way for a Russian domestic track and field championship featuring potential Olympic contenders.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport is due to rule on Russia’s appeal against a ban placed on its entire track and field team by the International Association of Athletics Federations following repeated allegations of mass doping and state-sponsored cover-ups. If Russia succeeds in the appeal, it plans to send a 68-person track and field team to Rio de Janeiro.