IAAF votes to ban Russia from Rio Olympics

IAAF votes to ban Russia from Rio Olympics

VIENNA, Austria, June 18 Kyodo - International Association of Athletics Federations President Sebastian Coe tells reporters in Vienna on June 17, 2016, that the IAAF decided not to lift the ban on Russia's track and field athletes, thus barring them from competing at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, following widespread doping irregularities in the country.

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