The Russian track and field federations president has resigned two days after he was accused of blocking an anti-doping investigation between documents.
Dmitry Shlyakhtin told an emergency federation conference he was climbing down. He was already suspended pending a full hearing on the charges in the Athletics Integrity Unit.
Runner-turned-businesswoman Yulia Tarasenko was appointed acting president.
As the World Anti-Doping Agency stated a panel had suggested that for allegedly tampering with lab data in a different case, that the country be declared russia was hit by a setback on Friday.
That could result in Russia. Russias track staff was reduced to a single athlete in 2016 amid doping revelations that were earlier.
Russias head coach Yuri Borzakovsky indicated one route might be for Russia to compete in the Olympics as a team, as it did at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
The most important task is that the athletes and their coaches do not suffer in the present situation, so the men can keep training for the Olympics and compete , he said.
Shlyakhtin, A well-connected regional sports minister took office pledging to ditch the suspension of Russia from track occasions because of widespread doping.
The suspension is still in place. World Athletics said on Friday that Russia could be expelled entirely after the charges against senior and Shlyakhtin officials.
World Athletics statements are beyond understanding, Tarasenko said. She did no elaborate.
Were not feeling quite happy, put it that way, said Tarasenko, who was a sprinter at the 1990s and is now CEO of a firm setting tracks. We think there is still some opportunity to keep battling for the federation.
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