Biathlon-Italian Passler appeals doping suspension to CAS

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 7 : Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, seeking to overturn a provisional doping suspension to be allowed to take part in the Milano Cortina Olympics, CAS said on Saturday.

In her application, the Italian biathlete argued the positive test for banned substances letrozole and methanol resulted from contamination.

A hearing in the expedited procedure is expected to take place on February 10, CAS said.