World Athletics

The lone Russian track and field athlete at the summer Olympics, Darya Klishina, will be able to compete in Rio after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled this (Monday) morning that a ban imposed on the long jumper should be overturned.

The make-up of the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) Council will be split equally between men and women as part of a series of governance reforms unveiled by the governing body’s president, Sebastian Coe.

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has become the second International Federation (IF) to apply a blanket ban on Russian athletes competing at the forthcoming summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, as International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach sought to defend its decision not to exclude Russia’s entire team.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has today (Wednesday) rejected a plea from Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko to overturn its ban on athletes competing at the upcoming summer Olympic Games, as more International Federations (IFs) issued their verdicts on Russian eligibility.

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has labelled today’s ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on the eligibility of Russian athletes for the 2016 Olympic Games as “biased” and “humiliating” for sports as officials lashed out at the verdict ahead of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision on whether to impose a blanket ban.

Turkish middle distance runner Asli Cakir Alptekin has failed in a bid to have her eight-year doping ban lifted after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled against her appeal.

The dispute over whether Russian track and field athletes can compete at the Rio 2016 summer Olympic Games will be settled by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has reiterated its support for the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) decision to prevent Russian athletes from competing under their own flag at the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, while the Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) has said its athletes are set to file a class action in the case with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) next week.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today (Tuesday) ruled that any competitor from Russia or Kenya that intends to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will need to be individually assessed against doping and declared eligible by their sport’s international federation (IF).

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) voted this (Friday) afternoon to uphold its ban on Russian athletes competing at the Rio 2016 summer Olympic Games.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has denied claims that Sebastian Coe sought the advice of a disgraced official about his campaign for the presidency of the governing body.

The French financial prosecutor’s office has today (Thursday) confirmed that it is investigating allegations of “corruption and money laundering” relating to payments of SGD$2.8m (€1.8m/$2.1m) tied to Tokyo’s victorious bid for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has unveiled plans to expand its World Indoor Tour series to include two further meetings by 2018.

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Sebastian Coe has pledged to encourage further innovation in the presentation of the sport following Portland’s staging of the 2016 World Indoor Championships, and has maintained he will continue to pursue Nestle over its controversial axing of its partnership with the global governing body.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has today (Friday) pledged to make a final decision on Russia’s participation at the 2016 Olympic Games in May, adding that a further five countries are in “critical care” concerning their anti-doping procedures.

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