Russia doping ban likely to remain

The IAAF is not ready to lift Russia's suspension from track and field competitions as the country has "failed to fully accept the findings" of an investigation into its state-sponsored doping scheme.

At a London meeting of member associations of track and field's global sanctioning body on Thursday, they will be asked to maintain the ban on Russia that was imposed in 2015 after World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLaren exposed how failed drug tests were covered up.

Rune Andersen, the IAAF's Russia taskforce chairman, wants assurances that the McLaren report's findings "have been properly acknowledged and addressed, and there will be no repetition".

The Russian athletics federation "has not yet demonstrated to the satisfaction of the taskforce that it has established a strong anti-doping culture within its sport, or that it has created an open environment that encourages whistleblowing," Andersen said in a report to the IAAF Council on Monday.

Associated Press