Ban on Russian athletes to stay

Monaco: The world governing body of athletics on Sunday maintained its suspension of Russia, saying the country still had not done enough to clamp down on doping.

Rune Andersen, the head of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) team examining the issue, said “several key (milestones) remain outstanding” before the necessary conditions for Russia’s return could be met.

Andersen said that until the World Anti-Doping Agency reinstated Russia’s domestic anti-doping agency RUSADA, the IAAF could not bring the country’s athletes back into international competition.