Athletics-IAAF gives Russia ‘roadmap’ for return to the fold (Reuters)
(Adds details, changes dateline) By Mitch Phillips LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) – The Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) has been given clear instructions on the action it needs to take and which safeguards must be put in place before being reinstated to the sport, the IAAF said on Friday. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) published a long and detailed list of criteria that the ARAF must satisfy before the ban imposed for widespread doping offences is lifted. Russia was suspended last month following a report by the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) independent commission that exposed widespread, systematic state-sponsored doping and related corruption.