Rune Andersen, head of the World Athletics working group, said the final decision on restoring the All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) will be taken in 2023.
– The working group intends to hold a meeting with the leaders of ARAF, as well as with Peter Ivanov, who will return to the position of president of the organization after December 17. We hope that in March a final decision will be made on the restoration of ARAF,” Andersen told a press conference.
ARAF has been banned from World Athletics since 2015 due to a huge doping scandal. From then on, Russian athletes could participate in international competitions only after obtaining neutral status.
On March 1, 2022, World Athletics banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in international competitions.
Source : MatchTV
