 With RUSADA now re-instated, the Russian Athletics Federation launched a legal challenge to the IAAF to overturn their ban from athletics competitions from which they were still suspended.The IAAF, however, refused the request, which was later withdrawn by the Russian athletics federation.By 26 September 2018, 77 Russians were serving doping bans in the sport of Athletics including 72 athletes and 5 coaches and athlete support personnel.