IAAF backed over Russia doping stance

Dublin:

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has praised the decision for Russian athletes to remain banned from international competitions.

The IAAF upheld the country’s suspension into 2019 after the governing body banned Russia in November 2015 because of evidence of state-sponsored doping.

“The IAAF has taken a really important stance,” said Grey-Thompson.

“We have to do everything we can to keep sport clean.”

It is the ninth time the IAAF has turned down Russia’s appeal for reinstatement. The ban will be in place until samples and data from Moscow’s former anti-doping laboratory are made available.

The decision puts the IAAF at odds with other sporting bodies such as the World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Olympic Committee, who have revoked their own suspensions of Russia.

In February, Russia’s Olympic membership was restored following its suspension from the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games, while Wada lifted its three-year ban in September. The IAAF ruling means Russian athletes will not be able to compete under their own flag at the European Indoor Championships in February.

Grey-Thompson is one of the finest track Para-athletes of all time.

She won 11 gold medals over five Paralympic Games and 16 medals in all and two World Championships during her career.

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