This archive report was first published on 23 September 2019.
On September 23, 2019, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced it would maintain a ban on the Russian athletics federation.
The ban, which was imposed in 2015, is pending analysis of data from the Russian anti-doping laboratory covering the 2011-2015 period when state-sponsored doping was prevalent.
IAAF president Sebastian Coe stated, "The council endorsed the strongest recommendation we've probably had from the taskforce that Russia remains suspended," following a meeting of the body's council in Doha ahead of the World Championships.
