Eva Hartog

Russia's Yuliya Rusanova reacts after competing in the women's 800 metres semi-finals at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Daegu on Sept. 2, 2011.

Meet the Russian Athletes Whose Dreams Were Crushed By the Olympic Ban

Only one Russian athlete has been allowed to compete at the Rio Games - the...

Only one Russian athlete has been allowed to compete at the Rio Games - the one who blew the whistle on her country's massive doping program. TIME goes to the Russian championships to see what her peers have to say about that

IAAF President Sebastian Coe (L) and Rune Andersen (Task Force) attend a press Conference at the IAAF-Council in Vienna, on June 17, 2016.

Russian Track-and-Field Athletes Banned From Olympics Over State-Run Doping Program

Their best hope for competing in the Rio Games would now be a legal appeal ...

Their best hope for competing in the Rio Games would now be a legal appeal or a last-minute decision from the International Olympic Committee

Technicians work at the Russian anti-doping laboratory in Moscow, May 24, 2016.

How Russia Is Trying to Charm Its Way Out of an Olympic Doping Ban

To avoid getting locked out of the Rio Olympics, Russia is responding to al...

To avoid getting locked out of the Rio Olympics, Russia is responding to allegations of widespread doping with an old PR strategy: "Foul up, 'fess up, fix up."

Russian Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko in Moscow on May 24, 2016.

Russia Emphasizes Its Doping Reforms as Olympics Ban Looms

But the Sports Minister did not admit to a state-sponsored doping program

Eva Hartog

Meet the Russian Athletes Whose Dreams Were Crushed By the Olympic Ban

Russian Track-and-Field Athletes Banned From Olympics Over State-Run Doping Program

How Russia Is Trying to Charm Its Way Out of an Olympic Doping Ban

Russia Emphasizes Its Doping Reforms as Olympics Ban Looms

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