Russia's athletics federation (RUSAF) has been banned since Nov. 2015 after an independent World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) probe exposed state-sponsored doping on a massive scale. "We work very well with the new president of RUSAF (Dmitri Shlyakhtin)," the Briton told reporters in Melbourne. "And the view of the commission is that there is a recognition (in Russia) of a need for change, particularly with traditional coaching methods. Coe said the IAAF was considering allowing Russian athletes to compete as neutrals at the global showpiece but cast serious doubt on the ability of RUSAF to rejoin world athletics this year. Probably not, but we may still see individual Russian athletes in the world championships in London in a neutral capacity," he added.

Source: The Star February 10, 2017 06:33 UTC