Russian Swimmer Yulia Efimova on 100m Breaststroke Start List

Yulia Efimova is officially in the Rio Olympics.

The Russian swimmer was added to the start list for Sunday's 100-meter breaststroke after initially being banned because of a previous doping violation.

Efimova has been a flashpoint in the Russian doping scandal because she not only served a 16-month suspension for doping, she tested positive again this year for the now-banned substance meldonium.

That result was placed on hold while WADA does further studies on the drug, which was added to the list of banned substances Jan. 1.

Efimova, the reigning world champion in the 100m breast, was initially banned along with six other Russian swimmers who either had positive tests on their record or were named in an investigation of the massive, state-sanctioned doping scheme.

Now, it looks like they'll all be competing in Rio.

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