{"id":820,"date":"2016-08-15T20:23:31","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T14:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-only-russian-athletics-competitor-at-rio\/"},"modified":"2016-08-16T02:34:43","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T20:34:43","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-only-russian-athletics-competitor-at-rio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-only-russian-athletics-competitor-at-rio\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know about the only Russian athletics competitor at Rio"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>Darya Klishina will be Russia\u2019s sole athletics competitor in Rio after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that she was eligible to take part.<\/p>\n<p> Doping scandals have overshadowed this year\u2019s Olympics, with Russia at the centre of the action. As such, Klishina\u2019s involvement in the Games has been heavily scrutinised, especially with different rulings being made about her participation. <\/p>\n<p> With that in mind, here is a list of everything you need to know about the athlete who\u2019s in the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.toptrendingnews.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/10021117\/1471261678-6b0491f5a9ba4dcee8ccda78d9be3441-600x828.jpg\"\/><figcaption>(Andrew Medichini\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Sport is in her blood.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p> The 25-year-old was born in Tver, and her father is also an athlete. He encouraged her to switch from volleyball to athletics when she was 13, and her speciality is now long jump.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>She\u2019s had a rocky road to Rio.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p> I did a first small step at the beginning of the season #longjupm #nike #nikewomen<\/p>\n<p>A photo posted by The official Darya Klishina (@dariaklishina) on <time datetime=\"2015-05-11T11:18:07+00:00\">May 11, 2015 at 4:18am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> Last Friday Klishina was suspended from competing, having previously been named as the only one of Russia\u2019s 68-strong team that had a credible anti-doping record. Klishina appealed this decision, and in yet another U-turn, early this morning CAS ruled in her favour.<\/p>\n<p> When lodging her appeal on Saturday, she defended her status as a clean athlete on Facebook:<\/p>\n<p> Darya Klishina \u2013 Timeline | Facebook<\/p>\n<p> <strong>She\u2019s the only Russian athletics competitor.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p> \u00d0\u0091\u00d1\u008b\u00d1\u0082\u00d1\u008c \u00d0\u00bd\u00d0\u00b0 \u00d0\u00be\u00d0\u00b1\u00d0\u00bb\u00d0\u00be\u00d0\u00b6\u00d0\u00ba\u00d0\u00b5 \u00d0\u00bf\u00d1\u0080\u00d0\u00b8\u00d0\u00bb\u00d0\u00be\u00d0\u00b6\u00d0\u00b5\u00d0\u00bd\u00d0\u00b8\u00d1\u008f #voguesport by @voguerussia\u00e2\u0080\u0093 \u00d0\u00b1\u00d0\u00be\u00d0\u00bb\u00d1\u008c\u00d1\u0088\u00d0\u00b0\u00d1\u008f \u00d1\u0087\u00d0\u00b5\u00d1\u0081\u00d1\u0082\u00d1\u008c \u00d0\u00b4\u00d0\u00bb\u00d1\u008f \u00d0\u00bc\u00d0\u00b5\u00d0\u00bd\u00d1\u008f. \u00d0\u0092\u00d0\u00bc\u00d0\u00b5\u00d1\u0081\u00d1\u0082\u00d0\u00b5 \u00d1\u0081 @adelinasotnikova_2014 \u00d0\u00b8 \u00d0\u00b4\u00d1\u0080\u00d1\u0083\u00d0\u00b3\u00d0\u00b8\u00d0\u00bc\u00d0\u00b8 \u00d0\u00b4\u00d0\u00b5\u00d0\u00b2\u00d1\u0083\u00d1\u0088\u00d0\u00ba\u00d0\u00b0\u00d0\u00bc\u00d0\u00b8-\u00d0\u00b0\u00d1\u0082\u00d0\u00bb\u00d0\u00b5\u00d1\u0082\u00d0\u00b0\u00d0\u00bc\u00d0\u00b8 \u00d0\u00bc\u00d1\u008b \u00d0\u00b4\u00d0\u00b5\u00d0\u00bb\u00d0\u00b8\u00d0\u00bc\u00d1\u0081\u00d1\u008f \u00d1\u0081\u00d0\u00b2\u00d0\u00be\u00d0\u00b8\u00d0\u00bc\u00d0\u00b8 \u00d0\u00b8\u00d1\u0081\u00d1\u0082\u00d0\u00be\u00d1\u0080\u00d0\u00b8\u00d1\u008f\u00d0\u00bc\u00d0\u00b8 \u00d0\u00bf\u00d1\u0080\u00d0\u00b5\u00d0\u00be\u00d0\u00b4\u00d0\u00be\u00d0\u00bb\u00d0\u00b5\u00d0\u00bd\u00d0\u00b8\u00d1\u008f \u00d0\u00b8 \u00d0\u00b2\u00d0\u00bd\u00d1\u0083\u00d1\u0082\u00d1\u0080\u00d0\u00b5\u00d0\u00bd\u00d0\u00bd\u00d0\u00b5\u00d0\u00b9 \u00d1\u0081\u00d0\u00b8\u00d0\u00bb\u00d1\u008b, \u00d0\u00ba\u00d0\u00be\u00d1\u0082\u00d0\u00be\u00d1\u0080\u00d1\u0083\u00d1\u008e \u00d0\u00b4\u00d0\u00b0\u00d0\u00b5\u00d1\u0082 \u00d0\u00bd\u00d0\u00b0\u00d0\u00bc \u00d1\u0081\u00d0\u00bf\u00d0\u00be\u00d1\u0080\u00d1\u0082. #\u00d1\u008f\u00d1\u0082\u00d0\u00be\u00d0\u00bb\u00d1\u008c\u00d0\u00ba\u00d0\u00be\u00d0\u00bb\u00d1\u0083\u00d1\u0087\u00d1\u0088\u00d0\u00b5 #voguerussia<\/p>\n<p>A photo posted by The official Darya Klishina (@dariaklishina) on <time datetime=\"2015-06-12T12:01:10+00:00\">Jun 12, 2015 at 5:01am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> The International Association of Athletics Federations banned Russia\u2019s athletics federation last November after an earlier World Anti-Doping Agency-sponsored investigation revealed widespread cheating in the country\u2019s track and field programme.<\/p>\n<p> A statement from CAS justified the decision to grant Klishina\u2019s appeal: \u201cRelevantly, the athlete established that she was subject to fully compliant drug-testing in \u2013 and out-of-competition outside of Russia for the \u2018relevant period\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <strong>She lives in Florida.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p> Usual Sunday \u00e2\u009c\u008c\u00f0\u009f\u008f\u00bc\u00ef\u00b8\u008f\u00e2\u009c\u008c\u00f0\u009f\u008f\u00bc\u00e2\u009c\u008c\u00f0\u009f\u008f\u00bcOcean, sun and my lovely music #stayloud @skullcandy @skullcandy_europe @skullcandywomen<\/p>\n<p>A photo posted by The official Darya Klishina (@dariaklishina) on <time datetime=\"2016-07-17T17:37:43+00:00\">Jul 17, 2016 at 10:37am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> After signing a contract with global sports agency IMG, she moved to the US in 2011.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>She also models.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This fact isn\u2019t exactly something you need to know, but it\u2019ll hardly come as a surprise.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p> Will see you soon!!!<\/p>\n<p>A photo posted by The official Darya Klishina (@dariaklishina) on <time datetime=\"2016-06-02T18:57:45+00:00\">Jun 2, 2016 at 11:57am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> Keep an eye out for Klishina when the long jump competition begins on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Darya Klishina will be Russia\u2019s sole athletics competitor in Rio after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that she was eligible to take part. Doping scandals have overshadowed this year\u2019s Olympics, with Russia at the centre of the action. 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