Russia has been suspended by the IAAF last November after being accused of state-sponsored doping in a report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

WADA revokes Moscow anti-doping lab accreditation https://t.co/GSDdZlY0th

— ESPN Olympics (ESPNOlympics) April 15, 2016 As it stands Russian athletes are banned for competing at the Rio Olympics. Russia has announced a raft of changes it has made to its anti-doping procedures as it battles to restore credibility. Russia steps up bid to have ban lifted for Olympics https://t.co/U6troChOKH pic.twitter.com/0kd2lNaAnT\u2014 City A.M. (CityAM) April 20, 2016
The IAAF will makes its decision on Russia at the upcoming council meeting in Vienna on 17 June.

Will #Russia make it to the Olympics? What do you think?
Read more here:https://t.co/NfPuIeSgzJpic.twitter.com/G8gzcLjA8o

— PA Sport (pasport) April 20, 2016 Surprise! Surprise! [Not] Russia will go to Rio after all! \u2018Make Every Effort\u2019 to Accredit Russia: https://t.co/MDVlDJvToW via SputnikInt

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Russia's Olympic fate to be decided in June

Russia's Olympic fate to be decided in June
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The International Athletics Federation is due to hear from its taskforce sent to investigate Russia's new anti-doping regime.

The International Athletics Federation is due to hear from its taskforce sent to investigate Russia’s new anti-doping regime.


As it stands Russian athletes are banned for competing at the Rio Olympics.

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Russia has announced a raft of changes it has made to its anti-doping procedures as it battles to restore credibility.

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