Efimova has suspension lifted pending CAS ruling - Tass


Yulia Efimova (RUS) won the Women's 50M Breaststroke Final in a time of 30.37 during the Championship Finals of day four at the George F. Haines International Swim Center. Bob Stanton

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian world champion swimmer Yulia Efimova, who tested positive for meldonium, has had a temporary suspension lifted pending a final ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), Russian head coach Sergey Kolmogorov told Tass on Friday.

"I can confirm the information that the temporary suspension has been lifted," the Russian news agency quoted Kolmogorov as saying.

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