The International Olympic Committee says it is exploring the legal options for a possible ban of the entire Russian team from next month's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as a result of the country's repeated doping scandals. http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/russia.htm win 100-meter gold at last year's world championships in a fiercely competitive race with her longtime rival, Lithuanian teenager Ruta Meilutyte, who would become the hot favorite for gold if Efimova is forced to miss Rio. Efimova missed four months this season after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium but was given a reprieve and won the 200 at her comeback meet in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Yelena Isinbayeva
The world record holder in the pole vault and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, Isinbayeva would compete at her fifth games in Rio, but she faces extra obstacles to get there. Russia's track and field team is already banned from the games due to widespread doping, and Isinbayeva's hopes rest on a successful appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. She represented Russia's athletes at a crucial CAS hearing on Tuesday in http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/switzerland.htm Rio, China and Spain would fight for the two gold medals on offer. Russia is similarly dominant in another female-only Olympic sport, rhythmic gymnastics, where former Soviet nations http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/ukraine.htm
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