As it edges closer to a ban from the Winter Olympics, the Russian sports world is a bitter place. Investigations into doping haven't encouraged Russian athletes to speak out about abuses. Ahead of that IOC ruling, Russian officials face two days of World Anti-Doping Agency meetings this week which will help determine Russia's Olympic future. WADA restored most of the Russian agency's key powers in June and will rule this week on whether to readmit it fully. 'Try to take [my medals]'Russian relations with the IOC have soured after it started banning Russian athletes for doping offenses from the Sochi Olympics.

Source: CBC News November 14, 2017 17:03 UTC