The executive committee of Russia's suspended athletics federation resigned on Monday and transferred its authority to a working group designed to lift the organisation out of a 4-1/2-year doping crisis, the federation said.

Leadership of Russia's suspended federation resigns amid scandal

World athletics governing body IAAF said on Monday it had decided not to lift a ban on Russia's athletics federation over doping, saying it was still waiting to receive data collected from Moscow and financial compensation for its investigations.

IAAF maintains ban on Russian athletics over doping scandal

Russia's athletics federation said on Friday it would withdraw its appeal against the decision by the global athletics governing body IAAF to prolong its suspension over evidence of state-sponsored doping.

Russian athletics federation withdraws appeal against doping ban

International Association of?Athletics?Federations's ban on Russian Athletics Association continues

Russian Athletics Federation confirms IAAF ban upheld - TASS