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World Athletics, Russia’s suspension confirmed

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ROME. The World Athletics Congress, the international federation of athletics, has decided to maintain the suspension of Russia, in place since November 2015, for having …

ROME. The World Athletics Congress, the international athletics federation, has decided to maintain the suspension of Russia, in place since November 2015, for having established an institutionalized doping system, despite the progress made in the last period.

The Congress of the federation, led by Sebastian Coe, has thus decided to comply with the recommendation expressed by the task force set up to judge Russia’s path in the fight against doping. «The Russian Federation (Rusaf) has made continuous progress – said the head of the task force Andersen -. These changes reflect a new culture but there are those who have not embraced it “, making it clear what are the doubts that led to the opinion against the cancellation of the suspension, including” the status of the Russian anti-doping agency (Rusada) which remains a ‘other area of ​​concern’. Despite the suspension of the country, Russian athletes can still continue to compete under a neutral flag, strictly respecting anti-doping regulations.

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