Head of World Athletics Coe: Russian athletes can return the flag and anthem to the Olympic Games in Paris 
President of the International Association of Athletics Federations Sebastian Coe was optimistic about the prospects for the restoration of membership of the All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) in the organization for the Olympic Games in 2024. The opinion of the head of the organization is reported by TASS.
If this happens, Russian athletes will be able to perform at the Games in Paris under their own flag and with the national anthem. “The working group is providing us with information on whether the recovery plan is indeed being implemented as expected,” Coe added.
The Paris Summer Olympics will be held from July 26 to August 11, 2024. The Russians have been playing at the Games in a neutral status since 2018.
On November 17, the World Athletics Congress extended the suspension of ARAF. The Russian Federation was expelled from the international association in 2015 due to systematic anti-doping rule violations.