World Athletics announced today they will pay gold medalists in Paris $50,000 each, making track & field the first sport to offer prize money in the 128-year history of the Olympics. *MB: Paris Olympics to feature prize money for track and field gold medalists, paid by athletics governing body.

Russian or Belarussian athletes won't be at any major track and field meets this year unless the situation in the Ukraine changes.

If the IOC is serious about its claim the Olympics is about "diversity and unity", then adding traditional cross country to the Winter Olympics is a no-brainer as it will give an entire continent a reason to tune in as for the first time ever an African would win a Winter Olympic medal. Adding it to the summer Olympics as 4 x 2.5k relay would be a mistake. *MB: Seb Coe is right. Adding XC to the Winter Olympics would be AMAZING... But adding it to the summer as a relay would be a mistake

Coe said that he wants XC in the Olympics -- preferably the Winter Olympics, but the Summer Olympics if necessary -- and discussed whether World Athletics would seek to update its DSD policy after the success of Christine Mboma and Francine Niyonsaba in 2021.

Coe acknowledges technology is having an effect on the sport, but believes world records still mean something in 2020: "It is important that when a world record gets broken, that it is broken as a result of outstanding jaw-dropping athletic talents. And I’m still of the belief that in large part that is why we’re seeing those records."

Plus a funny clip of Jenny Simpson delivering good news on national football signing day.

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.

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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.

Everything Lamine Diack touched should be investigated but this is the first formal news we've seen that Eugene 2012 is part of the investigation.

They had the right to appeal against the IAAF suspension, but that would have delayed the whole process even more and killed their chances of being reinstated for Rio 2016. The IAAF council also agreed to the formation of an "Integrity Unit".

22 of the 24 voting members were in favor of the ban; only one was against. Russian athletes will not be able to compete in any international competitions and Russia will not be able to host the 2016 World Race Walking Cup or World Junior Championships. To regain membership to the IAAF, the new federation would have to fulfill a list of criteria.

Don't have time to read all 323-pages of the blockbuster report? Don't worry. We've got you covered with the 12 best points.

The details are very amusing and depressing.

Last week, our sport lost three figures at way too young of an age, Craig Virgin talked about drugs at Nike's Athletics West, and the stars did some karaoke in NYC, which we compare to Alan Webb's retirement karaoke in NYC in 2014.

We had the Diamond League finale and the 5th Avenue Mile last week, but there was a ton of other interesting news and we break it down for you.