Russia drops appeal against athletics doping ban

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s athletics federation has dropped its legal challenge against its ban from international competitions.
Russia has been banned from international meetings since 2015 because of doping, though dozens of top athletes have been allowed to compete by the IAAF in a neutral status.
In September, the Russian federation appealed at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, including a claim it was unfair for the IAAF to require access to evidence of past doping cases stored at