FILE PHOTO - Rune Andersen, head of the IAAF taskforce on Russia, attends a press conference as part of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) council meeting in Monaco, December 1, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia's athletics federation still has a long road to navigate if it is to overturn its ban after the head of the IAAF’s Task Force reported on Monday that several criteria for reinstatement remained unmet.
Nineteen Russians will compete as neutrals at the World Athletics Championships, which begin in London on Friday, but the rest, just as they did for last year’s Rio Olympics, will be watching from home as their federation remains suspended.
