Russian sports minister says 67 athletes appeal to CAS - Ifx

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko walks down the stairs during an interview with Reuters in Moscow, Russia, June 21, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Monday that 67 athletes have filed legal suits to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over a doping ban from international competition, Interfax news agency reported.

(Reporting by Polina Devitt; writing by Vladimir Soldatkin)