Neutral status revoked for Russian athlete

The IAAF has revoked the neutral status of Russian high jumper Danil Lysenko, preventing the world indoor champion from competing in the European Championships.

Russian high jump world silver medallist Danil Lysenko has had his status as an eligible neutral athlete revoked, the governing IAAF said on Friday.

"The decision ... has been made as a result of Mr Lysenko's failure to provide whereabouts information as required ... and to make himself available for out-of-competition testing by the AIU (Athletics Integrity Unit)," the IAAF said.

Lysenko is now no longer eligible to compete at the European athletics championships which start in Berlin on Monday.

Russia's athletics federation was suspended in November 2015 over accusations of wide-ranging doping practices.

The team was banned from the 2016 Rio Olympics with only United States-based long-jumper Darya Klishina allowed to compete there.

Now more than 70 Russians, led by high jump world champion Mariya Lasitskene, can compete as neutrals in 2018 after being declared eligible by the IAAF, mainly by proving that they are undergoing frequent, independent doping tests.


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