The International Association of Athletics Federations upheld its ban on Russia’s track and field team for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics Friday.
The Russian sports ministry said it was notified of the decision by track and field’s world governing body, which ruled that the country has not done enough to earn reinstatement.
The suspension was imposed in November following a report by a world anti-doping agency commission that alleged state-sponsored cheating, corruption and cover-ups in Russian track and field.
“So although good progress has been made, the IAAF council was unanimous that RUSAF (Russian Athletic Federation) had not met the reinstatement conditions and that Russian athletes could not credibly return to international competition without undermining the confidence of their competitors and the public,” IAAF President Sebastian Coe said. “As a result, RUSAF has not been reinstated to membership of the IAAF at this stage.”