Dmitry Shlyakhtin

Russian Athletics Federation responds to doping forgery charges against country's leading track and field athletes

Russia has responded to charges that leading track officials in the country helped forge documents to give an athlete an alibi for missing doping tests, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Friday.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Russian track and field federation president Dmitry Shlyakhtin steps down; Yulia Tarasenko takes charge

Dmitry Shlyakhtin told an emergency federation conference in Moscow that he was stepping down. He was already provisionally suspended pending a full hearing on the charges from the Athletics Integrity Unit

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Kremlin says new charges against Russian track federation won't derail preparations

Federation president Dmitry Shlyakhtin and anti-doping official Elena Ikonnikova were among seven people charged Thursday for allegedly faking medical documents used as an alibi by an athlete who failed to make himself available for drug testing

Russia hopeful of track and field reintegration as IAAF meets to discuss Caster Semenya's case

Rumour has it that Russia, a giant in the track and field world, is now closer than ever to getting the green light from the IAAF for its reintegration.

Russian anti-doping chief suggests drastic changes in country's athletics federation ahead of Tokyo Olympics

Yury Ganus, the head of Russia's Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) suggested Monday some drastic changes in the country's athletics federation (ARAF) organisation and in the coaching staff of the national athletics squad.

IAAF maintains athletics ban on Russia over widespread doping, allows more ‘neutral’ competitors

The governing body of world athletics on Friday maintained Russia's ban from track and field over mass doping, just 10 days before the start of the European Championships in Berlin.

Rio 2016: Eighty Russian athletes apply to IAAF for participating in Olympics

ARAF helped 68 athletes file applications at the world athletics ruling body IAAF. Dmitry Shlyakhtin said that more athletes have submitted requests.

Russia doping scandal: Athletics federation faces tough task overturning ban as Rio decision looms