The extension of the ban on Russia's track and field athletes through the this summer's Rio Games was an unprecedented move.
Friday's decision by the IAAF, the international governing body for track and field, also drew praise on social media after it was announced. The All Russian Athletics Federation had been barred from competing internationally since the November release of a World Anti-Doping Agency independent investigation, which found Russia had run a state-sponsored doping program for its track and field athletes.
I still believe that most athletes are clean- but no way to ever really prove it https://t.