Coe says Russian doping will be addressed before Ukraine

World Athletics will look at whether Russians should compete, while the Ukraine war is raging only after it decides about the country’s doping ban, president of the International Association of Athletics Federation Sebastian Coe said on Friday. The International Olympic Committee last month said it was exploring a “pathway” to allow Russian and Belarusian competitors to take part in the Paris Games in 2024 under a neutral flag, sparking fury from Ukraine. Coe said the issue would be tackled again by his organisation but only after it decides at its council meeting next month whether Russia has made enough progress around doping.