IOC unlikely to overturn Russia ban, says Coates


John Coates, International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President and Chairman of the Coordination Commission for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad - Tokyo 2020 attends a news conference in Tokyo July 1, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee is unlikely to overturn world athletics' ban on the Russian track and field team at the Rio de Janeiro Games, IOC Vice-President John Coates said on Saturday.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Friday unanimously upheld its ban on Russian athletes competing at international competitions due to state-sponsored doping.

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