Russia

The International Association of Athletics Federations has confirmed that its taskforce will visit Russia for the first time on January 10-11, 2016 to check on the progress of the country’s efforts to clean up doping.

Nick Davies, a leading official at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), will step aside while an investigation takes place into an email he sent regarding allegations of Russian doping ahead of the 2013 World Championships in Moscow.

A senior official at the International Association of Athletics Federations planned to delay naming Russian doping cheats in the run up to the governing body’s 2013 World Championships in Moscow, according to a leaked email published by French newspaper Le Monde.

All leading officials at the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada) have stepped down, while the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) taskforce dedicated to the reform of the suspended All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF) is set to make its first visit to the country from January 10-15.

The International Association of Athletics Federations has today (Friday) outlined the terms of reference for its taskforce dedicated to the reform of the suspended All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF), with IAAF president Sebastian Coe stating the conditions leave “no room for doubt”.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has opened up a new bidding process for the reallocation of two of its events in the wake of Russia’s recent suspension from the sport.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has lifted the suspension placed on the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF), but has elected to ban the Mexican Basketball Federation (ADEMEBA) due to an “unresolved institutional situation”.

The Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) has today (Thursday) accepted its ban from the sport as International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) officials prepare to face questions on the doping and corruption crisis that has dominated headlines over recent weeks.

French and Russian authorities have outlined plans to step up security at fan zones for the Uefa Euro 2016 and 2018 Fifa World Cup national team football tournaments following this month’s attacks in Paris.

The European Olympic Committees (EOC) has confirmed that Russia is its preferred destination for the 2019 European Games but must complete the reform of its anti-doping activities if it is to stage the second edition of the multi-sport event.

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 International Basketball Federation (Fiba) is set to lift the suspension it placed on the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF), according to a senior executive from the sport’s global governing body.

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 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.

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.