IAAF upholds Russia ban over doping404 Monday, March 11th 2019 at 16:01 GMT +3 | Monday, March 11th 2019 at 16:01 GMT +3 | Athletics By AFP:Ivan Ukhov was stripped of his 2012 Olympic gold [Courtesy]The IAAF said on Monday that it will maintain its ban on Russian athletes over doping that it imposed in 2015, following a council meeting of top officials in Qatar. The IAAF suspended Russia in November 2015 after the eruption of a vast state-sponsored doping scandal. The International Olympic Committee lifted their suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee a year ago and WADA reinstated Russia in September. Although the International Biathlon Federation still excludes Russia, the IAAF is the last of the high-profile international sports bodies to ban athletes from competing under the Russian flag, although many Russians are allowed to compete under a neutral banner. A dozen more Russian athletes were suspended on February 1 based on the revelations of the McLaren report on the doping.

Source: Standard Digital March 11, 2019 11:48 UTC