World Athletic: Russian athletes continue to be locked

World Athletics (name considering that October 2019, previously called the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019), both abbreviated as the RAAF) is the global governing body for the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross-country running, road operating, racewalking, hill operating, and ultra running. Consisted of in its fee are the standardization of guidelines as well as regulations for the sports, accreditation of sports facilities, recognition and also monitoring of world records, as well as the organization as well as sanctioning of athletics competitors, consisting of the World Athletics Championships. The organization s head of state is Sebastian COE of the UK, who was elected in 2015 as well as re-elected unopposed in 2019 for a more 4 years.

The vote of the Digital Assembly of the Athletics World Association World Athletics World Association was clear: With 126 to 18 votes, the congress voted for a further suspension of Russian athletes.

The important milestones are set. The TaskForce also has the feeling that these changes reflect a new culture at USAF, said Rune Andersen, Head of the World Association of Russia Task Force. The doping practice of the past will be rejected and there will be the assurance, completely clean as a trusted member to go forward. But there are still a number of people who had not accepted this new culture.

Suspension canceled in a timely manner?

Progress is good, but it s still a lot to do. But the last few months have strengthened optimism, said World President Sebastian COE. We move in the right direction and see light at the end of the tunnel. The confident is strengthened that suspension could be lifted in the foreseeable future, through the good cooperation between the Taskforce and the USAF leadership with the new President Irina Priwalowa, Olympic Champion over 400 meters hurdles 2000 in Sydney. The new Russian leadership has shown that they want to lead the changes, Andersen said.

Priwalowa, whose association has been suspended since November 2015, assured to continue the way to improve: We are on the way to become a clean member. The resumption of USAF is my personal goal.