The Russian Minister of Sport has promised payment of overdue amounts by August 15 World Athletics says its Council has decided to expel the Russian federation (RusAF) from membership if it does not make outstanding payments of a $US5 million fine and $US1.31 million in costs before August 15. The Council agreed to follow the recommend...

Authorised neutral athlete process is reinstated but World Athletics imposes restriction for senior events The World Athletics Council has reinstated the authorised neutral athlete (ANA) process for Russian athletes, but has capped at 10 the number of ANA participants allowed to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and other specified...

IAAF Council meeting decisions also include the continued suspension of Russia and a new out-of-competition drug testing funding scheme for road races IAAF president Seb Coe has unveiled the global governing body’s new name and logo as 'World Athletics', as a number of decisions and updates were announced following the 217th IAAF ...

The Russian has been handed a three-year doping ban and loses some of his results Russia's Alexander Ivanov is to be stripped of his 2013 world gold and 2014 European silver 20km race walk medals following a biological passport doping case. On Friday the Russi...

Changes to the Diamond League and race walking distances, plus an update on the suspension of Russia, among topics discussed in Doha From 2020, the IAAF Diamond League series will be reduced to 12 meetings plus a single final, while the number of core disciplines will be cut from 32 to 24, following the approval of a new concept by the I...

Despite WADA's reinstatement decision, the IAAF has upheld its suspension of Russia The Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) has filed an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the...

IAAF president Seb Coe says world governing body will continue to rely on its own taskforce and roadmap for reinstatement "until we are satisfied that the conditions have been met" International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Seb Coe (pictured) says the Russian athletics federation (RusAF) will be considered for re...

World governing body also announces updates on the Russian federation's suspension and new anti-doping regulations The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has reinstated its transfer of allegiance process under new rules, with immediate effect, president Seb Coe (pictured) announced on Friday. The process had...

IAAF Doping Review Board also rejects applications from 28 athletes, while 27 remain under review Three more Russians have had their applications to compete in international competition as neutral athletes approved by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Doping Review Board. The 400m runner Kseniya Aksyo...

IAAF Taskforce delivered its latest interim report to IAAF Council in London International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Seb Coe has said the IAAF Council was "disappointed and concerned" to learn that the prospect of reinstatement milestones being fulfilled this year by the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) re...

IAAF announces it has approved the applications of seven Russians, including world champions Sergey Shubenkov and Maria Kuchina, to compete as neutral athletes Sergey Shubenkov and Maria Kuchina could have the opportunity to defend their world titles in London this summer after being named among seven Russian athletes to have had thei...

Court of Arbitration for Sport said there was "clear evidence" Portugalov violated IAAF anti-doping and medical rules Russian doctor Sergei Portugalov has been banned for life by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). In a statement released on Monday (March 13), the CAS said there was "clear evidence" that Portugalov had violate...