“The decision to keep Russia compliant despite them missing the deadline and before any of the data has been verified as accurate was unfortunately expected."

The Stepanov's say the IOC made an "unfair decision based on wrong and untrue information" and reveal that Stepanova told the IOC she would have been willing to race under the Russian flag. She has asked the IOC to reconsider their decision. *2nd article *The Guardian: Whistleblower Stepanova Hits Out At IOC After Being Banned From Rio *Sign Petition To Get Stepanova Into Rio

Oliver gives a funny recap of the current doping scandals plaguing professional sports. *USA Today: John Oliver Destroys Olympic Drug Testing Amid Doping Scandal *MB: John Oliver's HBO show just nailed Doping.

Yesterday the IAAF voted unanimously to maintain Russia's ban from international track and field competition ahead of the Rio Olympics. We've pull out the most important/interesting details that came out of the press conference with Seb Coe and the independent task force leader, Rune Andersen.

The IAAF Meets today in Vienna to decide Russia's Rio fate. Come here at 11AM ET to watch the post-meeting press conference.

We recap the week that was from the track, the boardroom, the bedroom, and even the indoor marathon.

Both men found encouraging aspects in the WADA report, and in the end, both took the high road and concluded their statements by saying they are willing to let Seb Coe lead the IAAF.

Watch as CNN's Amanda Davies grills Coe with questions and jumps on him for giving unsatisfying answers.

The next step is the Russian Federation's elections this weekend and then another visit by the IAAF Taskforce. A Russian spokesperson said, “We are glad to have had the opportunity to meet with the IAAF Taskforce for constructive and professional discussions. We are committed to working with Rune Andersen and his colleagues moving forward to meet all IAAF requirements.”

There are several countries interested in teh World Race Walking Team Champs, but only Poland is bidding for World Juniors.

The IAAF corruption case just got weirder as French newspaper Le Monde reports that Diack told French police he needed the money to fund opposition to Senegal's then-president, Abdoulaye Wade, during the country's 2012 elections. *MB: Diack confesses to soliciting bribes from Russia.