A possible reinstatement of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) will again be the key topic at this weekend's International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Council meeting here - with optimism that the three-and-a-half-year ban would be lifted after paying an outstanding $3.2 million (£2.5 billion/€2.8 million) bill offset by fears the suspension could be extended again after after fresh reports of discredited Russian coaches remaining active.

The RusAF have been suspended by the IAAF since November 2015 when the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA

) found evidence through an Independent Commission of state-sponsored doping and cover-ups.The ban has

nutrition and training advice in lectures at a Moscow gym.He banned for life by the CAS in 2017 for doping

Reuters report, it was allegedly found that Russian race walking coach Viktor Chegin, banned for life for doping

claims that forged paperwork was submitted to help Russian world indoor champion Danil Lysenko avoid a doping

Less than a year ago the future looked bleak for British weightlifting - so it is something of a surprise to see Britain hosting an Olympic qualifying competition this weekend in which the entries include some of the sport’s big names.

quit the sport in the aftermath of the funding cuts and Sonny Webster for a complicated and marginal doping

The Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) has applied to the Russian Student Sports Union to send 12 athletes to Naples for the Summer Universiade next month.

December after receiving guidance notes from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Doping

The third European Games look set to take place in Poland after the European Olympic Committees (EOC) today confirmed a joint bid from the city of Kraków and the Małopolska region had been the only application received. 

 The interest in Katowice, due to hold the World Conference on Doping in Sport in November, appeared

Mahdi Choudhury has been appointed chief executive of the British Athletes Commission (BAC).

selection policies and taking part in numerous selection panel hearings and appeals, as well as on anti-doping

Around 300 Fiji athletes and officials have been given medical screenings ahead of the Pacific Games in Samoa, which will run from July 7 to 20.

He is also asking all section managers to read up on the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) Prohibited

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) director general Olivier Niggli has praised improvements made by the

Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) but warned the organisation would continue to keep a close eye on

Niggli claimed RUSADA had "become a worthy anti-doping organisation" on a visit to the RUSADA, where

was now a "completely independent body" which was well-equipped to ensure there is no repeat of the doping

All this has led to the fact that RUSADA has become a worthy anti-doping organisation.

A group of athletes have urged National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to use a landmark decision in Germany earlier this year to relax restrictions placed on athletes under the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Rule 40.

The IOC then reiterated last month that the decision in Germany was "not generally applicable".Anti-doping

Asia, Oceania, North America and Europe also pledged to "implement athlete rights in national anti-doping

Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) has been likened to a "sledgehammer attempting to crack the tiniest of nuts" after its four-year ban for a rugby player who has not played the game since 2010 was overturned.

DFSNZ and NZ Rugby were not aware of this either.Former rugby player Paratene Edwards was accused of doping

since 2010 ©TwitterDFSNZ pursued the case which resulted in Edwards being banned on six-counts of anti-doping

injuries.Edwards appealed to the PHRB in February this year and they accepted that he was not subject to anti-doping

An e-learning platform has been launched by the International Skating Union (ISU) to provide continuous development opportunities for those within ice skating sports. 

referee reappointment learning exercises, speed skating short track infringement guidance and World Anti-Doping

The cheers rang out at the FMF Gymnasium in Suva when Don Opeloge made his final lift for a sensational "home" victory in the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships.

aunt, Ele, was the first Oceania lifter to win an Olympic Games medal when she was promoted, after doping

International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) President Thomas Weikert has revealed he has "doubts" about the European Games concept and suggested the sport could split from the event to join the rival multi-sport European Championships.

before the country withdrew.Russia emerged as the EOC's preferred replacement but the state-sponsored doping

An online course aimed at protecting the integrity of the classification system and which must be completed by athletes who want to represent Australia at next year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo has been launched. 

Paralympics Australia claimed the creation of the system, developed in collaboration with the Australian Anti-Doping

Qatar has been awarded the hosting rights for the 2019 and 2020 Club World Cups by the FIFA Council as the ruling body paved the way for Gianni Infantino to be re-elected President by acclamation.

ends the SLFA's brief period in exile.FIFA has also moved to guarantee public hearings in cases of doping

International Olympic Committee (IOC) sports director Kit McConnell has proved he is nothing if not consistent with his views that skateboarding will be a success at Tokyo 2020, despite the trials and tribulations which plagued the path to its inclusion and beyond.

Despite the governance row, and other concerns such as anti-doping, the IOC was desperate to add the