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U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner's appeal rejected by Russian court

A Russian court on Tuesday rejected the appeal of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner to reduce her nine-year prison sentence on drug charges.

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Published October 25,2022
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U.S. BASKETBALL STAR BRITTNEY GRINERS APPEAL REJECTED BY RUSSIAN COURT
U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained in March at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia July 1, 2022. (REUTERS)

A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner against her nine-year prison sentence for possession and smuggling of drugs.

The two-time Olympic gold medallist was arrested on Feb. 17 at a Moscow airport with vape cartridges containing cannabis oil, which is banned in Russia. She was sentenced on Aug. 4 to nine years in a penal colony.