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November 14th, 2015 
Awake Goy “I believe the IAAF decision to be too harsh,” ARAF acting President Vadim Zelichenok told the R-Sport news agency. “But it was taken and we will be working to resolve this situation.”
“The priority is to allow our athletes to compete internationally again and first and foremost get to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016,” he added.
READ MORE: IAAF suspends Russian Athletics Federation over doping scandal
The International Association of Athletics Federations provisionally suspended the All-Russian Athletics Federation on Friday amid an ongoing doping scandal. This is so the commission can hammer out a final decision for the IAAF’s ruling council to vote on. This is expected within two months.
“There is no certainty that we can fix things, but our chances are higher than 50 percent,” Zelichenok said. “I see nothing criminal at the ARAF that we cannot deal with. We will fight.”
READ MORE: ‘IAAF credibility in tatters’ – Russia’s Sports Minister to RT
Earlier Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko lashed out at the IAAF decision, saying the organization was biased against Russia. He told RT the IAAF undermined its own credibility by suspending the Russian federation.
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