ARAF to maintain Rio 2016 battle as IAAF rejects Russian applications

The All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) has stated that the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has rejected applications from 67 Russian athletes to compete internationally as “neutral” individuals, following the nation’s blanket ban from track and field amid its doping scandal.

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