MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, the International Olympic Committee announced the decision to ban all Russian athletes with doping record from participating at 2016 Rio Olympic Games, while leaving it to the respective international federations to decide whether individual Russian athletes will be participating in the Games.
"We have created and been through the process. We know how hard it is emotionally and rationally to get the process right. I have offered the help of the IAAF team to ASOIF [Association of Summer Olympic International Federations] and we continue to stand by to assist and offer advice to any international sports federations," Coe said in a statement.
Earlier in July, the IAAF prohibited all Russian athletes from taking part in international competitions, including the upcoming Rio Olympics, except long jump athlete Darya Klishina, who trains in the United States.
