Lord Coe confirms Russians remain barred from athletics for ‘foreseeable future’

Russian athletes will remain barred from top-level track and field events for the foreseeable future, World Athletics president Lord Coe has said. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA

Russian athletes will remain barred from track and field “for the foreseeable future” because of the country’s invasion of Ukraine, World Athletics president Lord Coe has said.

The International Olympic Committee is exploring a pathway for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals at next year’s Olympic Games in Paris.