IAAF awaits key report on Russian anti-doping progress

By Mitch Phillips MONACO (Reuters) - The IAAF Council is awaiting news on Friday of Russia's progress in reforming its anti-doping operation when a negative report from the governing body's task force would likely leave the country's involvement in the Olympics hanging by a thread. After working on the routine tasks of choosing venues for the 2018 world under-20 (Tampere, Finland) and half-marathon (Valencia, Spain) championships on Thursday, the Council members retired for dinner where the main