WADA forwards list of suspected Russian athletes to IAAF

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has been forwarded 200 names of the Russian athletes, suspected of doping, by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) independent commission led by Canadian sports law professor Richard McLaren, the IAAF press service said.

"The IAAF has been forwarded around 200 names of Russian athletes by the McLaren investigation team and it will assess the evidence and intelligence from the McLaren report and elsewhere in respect of any athlete who applies for neutral athlete status under the guidelines," TASS cited the statement as saying.

The IAAF listed criteria Russian track and field athletes should meet to apply for permission to participate in international competitions as neutral athletes.