Russia accused of ‘backsliding’ on doping reforms in track

MONACO (AP) — Russia’s ban from international track and field has been extended over concerns it’s “backsliding” on doping reforms.
Track’s world governing body, the IAAF, refused to lift the ban at a council meeting this weekend although Russia had made a long-awaited payment of $3.2 million to cover costs of monitoring its compliance with anti-doping rules.
The head of the IAAF’s Russia task force, Rune Andersen, says he’s concerned that banned c