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The Latest: IAAF says ruling creates 'level playing field'

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

7:20 a.m.

The IOC says it will "study and analyze" the court ruling that upholds the ban on Russian track and field athletes from competing in the Rio Olympics.

The IOC says it "takes note" of the decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to reject Russia's appeal against the ban imposed by the IAAF over allegations of state-sponsored doping.

The International Olympic Committee says: "We will now have to study and analyze the full decision.