Russia's only reigning athletics world champion said Friday that the country isn't moving fast enough with reforms that could see its doping ban lifted. High jumper Maria Lasitskene accused Russian officials of not doing enough to end a sanction which caused many athletes to miss the 2016 Olympics and last month's world championships. "Unfortunately there hasn't been any visible progress in two years from the All-Russian Athletics Federation" toward reinstatement, she said in comments to Russian news agencies. The IAAF, track's world governing body, wants Russia to reform its anti-doping procedures and accept responsibility for past failings. When Lasitskene won world championship gold in London last month, the Russian flag wasn't displayed and the IAAF anthem was played.

Source: CBC News September 08, 2017 17:26 UTC