According to the Sunday Times, Russian athletics federation (RUSAF) officials fabricated documents to show the 2017 world silver medallist was too ill to provide his whereabouts. “The address used is a real address where there is a demolished building,” said a source with knowledge of the investigation in Russia. Investigators from the AIU have seized data from computers and other electric devices at RUSAF headquarters, the Sunday Times reported. At the 2016 Olympics in Rio, US-based long jumper Darya Klishina was the only Russian athlete cleared to participate. Last year Lysenko, the world indoor champion, had been one of 74 athletes allowed to compete under a neutral flag before losing his status.

Source: The Express Tribune June 03, 2019 12:45 UTC