IAAF to decide on ban for doping-tainted Russia

World athletics chiefs will meet Friday to decide whether to suspend Russia over accusations of "state-sponsored" doping, a move that could eventually lead to Russian athletes being excluded from the 2016 Rio Olympics. Sebastian Coe, the recently-elected president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), will not be at the organisation's headquarters in Monaco but will preside from London over a conference call of the body's 27 elected members at around 1800GMT. Russian