rest as slack. and as the a guardian is an optimistic person she is sure she'll be back for next year's festival of lights. or the governing body of board of what excess decided to extend the ban on russia competing in international track and field the suspension was imposed three years ago after allegations of a state run doping program in russian athletics the i double a f has prevented russia from coming back into the fold after it failed to fulfill necessary quire its president sebastian coe made the announcement after a meeting of the body's governing council personnel fleets proven to be clean by testers have been allowed to compete in the intervening years but under a neutral flag. at the.