Athletics

Russia is set to miss out on the 2016 International Association of Athletics Federations World Indoor Championships after it was announced that the governing body’s team tasked with monitoring the country’s anti-doping reforms will not report back until late March.

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada) has been suspended after being declared “non-compliant” by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada), while a number of other countries have also come under the microscope of the global organisation.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has appointed Olivier Niggli as its new director general, while the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has confirmed it is investigating alleged doping cover-ups in Kenya.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has today (Tuesday) further fleshed out the inspection team built to return the scandal-hit All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) to full membership, while the Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO) has called for Russian track athletes to be banned from next year’s Olympic Games.

The reputation of Kenyan athletics yesterday (Sunday) took a further hit after fresh allegations of corruption were levelled at the country’s athletes and officials.

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has warned that Russian athletes will only be allowed to compete at the Rio 2016 summer Olympic Games if the Russian Athletics Federation (Araf) becomes fully compliant with anti-doping rules.

Russian sports officials have ruled out boycotting the 2016 Olympic Games and have said the country is planning to admit to some of the charges flagged up in the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) Independent Commission’s report into doping in athletics.

Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, has insisted that the country must carry out its own investigation into allegations of widespread doping amongst its athletes.

The International Olympic Committee has suspended former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Lamine Diack as an honorary member and has said it is ready to strip medals from any Russian athletes found guilty of doping, however IOC president Thomas Bach believes the country will still be represented at next year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has suspended the accreditation of the Moscow Antidoping Center, with Russian President Vladimir Putin set to meet with Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko tomorrow (Wednesday) amid the doping crisis surrounding Russian sport.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has said it will consider sanctions against the Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) after a hugely critical report from a World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) panel accused the country’s government of complicity in widespread doping and cover ups of positive tests by its athletes, adding that the nation should be banned from competition.

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Sebastian Coe has warned that athletics faces a “long road to redemption” as Olympic sports brace themselves for potentially explosive revelations ahead of the unveiling of a World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) report later today (Monday).

France’s national financial prosecutor, Eliane Houlette, has accused one of the sons of former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Lamine Diack of being “very active” in an alleged “system of corruption” in the sport.

The former director of the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) anti-doping department has been placed under criminal investigation as part of the latest crisis to hit the sport, while the Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) has suspended five athletes ahead of the publication of a major report by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).

Former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Lamine Diack was today (Wednesday) placed under criminal investigation on corruption and money-laundering charges in the latest fallout to the doping allegations that have plagued the governing body over the past 12 months.

The European Athletics governing body has reported “strong” interest from countries that are keen to host the European Athletics Championships in 2022, despite a second edition of a new multi-sport event having not yet been confirmed.