Russian boxer Misha Aloyan has lost a CAS appeal to have the men’s under-52 kilograms silver medal he won at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games reinstated ©Getty Images

Russian boxer Misha Aloyan has lost a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) appeal to have the men's under-52 kilograms Olympic silver medal he won at Rio 2016 reinstated. 

Aloyan was stripped on December 8 of his medal, which he had to settle for after losing the final against Uzbekistan’s Shakhobidin Zoirov, after he was found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV). 

The Armenian-born boxer failed for tuaminoheptane, a nasal decongestant drug.

Aloyan filed an appeal against the CAS Anti-Doping Division on December 29, requesting the disqualification of his results at Rio 2016 be annulled.

The appeal arbitration procedure was conducted by a new panel of CAS arbitrators.

The parties exchanged written submissions and a hearing was held on May 9.

"The CAS Appeal Panel found that the IOC ADR (International Olympic Committee Anti-Doping Rules) affords no discretion and that disqualification of results is a necessary consequence of an ADRV," a CAS statement read.  

"Accordingly, the CAS Appeal Panel dismissed the appeal and the disqualification of the results obtained by Misha Aloyan at the Rio OG (Olympic Games) stands."

Misha Aloyan has lost his Olympic silver medal from Rio 2016 as a result of the failed dope test ©Getty Images
Misha Aloyan has lost his Olympic silver medal from Rio 2016 as a result of the failed dope test ©Getty Images

Aloyan, a two-time world champion, who also earned a bronze medal at London 2012, was the first Russian to be disqualified from Rio 2016.

The participation of the nation at the Games had caused controversy following the release of the McLaren Report, which uncovered allegations of state-sponsored doping in Russia.

The IOC ignored a World Anti-Doping Agency call for a blanket ban on Russian athletes, instead opting to defer the decision to the respective International Federations.

Aloyan stressed he used the nasal decongestant drug inadvertently in drops purchased to treat a common cold, a claim supported by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko.

"Our boxer Misha Aloyan just used some nasal spray for medical reasons," Mutko, who has consistently dismissed accusations of a state-sponsored doping scheme in Russia, told national news agency R-Sport.

"As a drug it is a nix, does not give any benefits at all.

"And it entailed investigation after investigation and I am sure he will be punished."

In a statement sent to insidethegames, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) confirmed the men's under-52kg silver medal will not be reallocated and the position will remain blank in the record books.

This is in accordance with the Olympic Results and Information Services (ORIS) requirements.