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- World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said the federation will keep the ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes.
- He argued the ban protects competition integrity, not politics or passports.
- Russian Athletics filed a fresh appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport on July 9, 2026.
- The appeal came after a July 3 council decision reaffirmed the suspension.
- Russian Athletics director Boris Yaryshevsky accused Coe of personal bias and abandoning neutrality.