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Anxious Russians Await Ruling on Olympics Ban

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The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) meets in Vienna June 17 to decide whether to lift a temporary ban on Russia’s track and field athletes amid growing allegations of state-sponsored doping. If they extend the ban past August, Russia’s athletics team would not be able to participate in the Rio Olympics. Russia prides itself on Olympic athletic prowess and the possibility of not being allowed to compete has many here furious. The ruling will be based on...

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