The Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) is set to avoid expulsion from World Athletics after it paid the outstanding fine owed to the global governing body in full today.

Acting RusAF President Yevgeny Yurchenko told Russia's official state news agency TASS that it had paid

fully complied with the decision of the World Athletics Council of March 12, 2020," Yurchenko told TASS

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has confirmed Nikolai Aleksandrov remains the legitimate President of the country's hockey federation, despite the official facing embezzlement charges.

President.But the ROC has stated this election was invalid, according to Russia's official state news agency TASS

recognised illegitimate, and Aleksandrov continues to be the head of this public organisation," the ROC told TASS

The news reported in TASS is repeated in full on the official website of the FHTR.The scandal surrounding

The Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) Recovery Commission is planning to approve a roadmap for its restoration to send to World Athletics next week. 

prompt in this matter," RusAF vice-president Alexei Plotnikov told Russia's official state news agency TASS

incredibly ridiculous, nothing more than an attempt to flirt with the athletics community," Lasitskene told TASS

Russian biathlete Irina Starykh needs to undergo neck surgery and is unable to take part in preparations for the new season.

 Coach Maxim Kugaevsky told TASS, the state-run Russian news agency, that the coronavirus pandemic

Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Stanislav Pozdnyakov has claimed the organisation’s "fears have been confirmed" after the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Supervisory Board recommended the sacking of director general Yuri Ganus.

I look forward to honest, professional decisions," Matytsin told Russian state news agency TASS."

underway, the removal of the head of the anti-doping agency is an event," Svishchev said, according to TASS

Russia's teenage pole vault star Matvey Volkov intends to continue with his nationality switch to Belarus, regardless of whether the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) pays a fine by the August 15 deadline set by World Athletics.

to be expelled.Konstantin Volkov, the father and coach of Matvey, told the Russian state news agency TASS

the time of our arrival in Minsk, Russia will have paid off the debt to World Athletics," Volkov told TASS

All members of the Russian luge team have passed COVID-19 testing and begun a fresh training camp ahead of the 2020-2021 season.

Championships.Sergey Chudinov, head coach of the national team, is reported to have told state-run news agency TASS

Alena Kostornaia, last season's leading female figure skater, has split with coach Eteri Tutberidze and is linking up with Evgeni Plushenko.

Plushenko's Angels' under my leadership and the guidance of Sergei Rozanov," he told Russian state new agency TASS

The Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) has abandoned plans to add former head coach Anatoly Khovantsev to its expert council following Viktor Maigourov's election as President earlier this month.

 According to Russia's official state news agency TASS, RBU President Vladimir Drachev had planned

If the expert council works, then I will not be in it," Khovantsev told TASS."

The Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) Reinstatement Commission is to meet on August 7 after the organisation narrowly avoided expulsion from World Athletics.

We have enormous work ahead," he said, as reported by Russian state news agency TASS.

So news of the Russian Athletics Federation’s demise had been exaggerated.

against ARAF (RusAF) is, of course, encouraging,” Klevtsov told Russia's official state news agency TASS

Russian athletics owes its life to Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin’s last-ditch "unconditional" promise to pay an outstanding fine to World Athletics, according to Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) director general Yury Ganus.

was decided by the letter of the Minister of Sports," Ganus told Russia's official state news agency TASS

We can rejoice only when this whole situation is finally resolved,” Zhukov told TASS."

World Athletics gave us a reprieve until August 15, my first reaction was - hope dies last," he told TASS

The Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) has avoided expulsion from World Athletics after Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin made a last-minute "unconditional" guarantee to pay an outstanding fine of $6.31 million (£4.8 million/€5.32 million) by August 15.

suspended for two years but some legal costs added.Matytsin told Russia's official state news agency TASS

in January, and our request for support remains in effect," they wrote in the letter, according to TASS

Aleksandr Aksinin, a member of the Soviet Union team that won the Olympic gold medal in the 4x100 metres relay at Moscow 1980, has died at the age of 65, it has been reported.

Nikolay Sidorov, a team-mate of Aksinin at those Games, revealed to Russia's official state news agency TASS

died," Sidorov, who ran the second leg of the relay in Moscow and passed the baton to Aksinin, told TASS

The Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) has asked World Athletics to treat its non-payment of a fine as an issue separate from the reinstatement process of the governing body, ahead of a two-day World Athletics Council meeting where RusAF could be expelled.

metres hurdles gold at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, was speaking to Russian state-run news agency TASS