The ministry appealed to the International Olympic Committee to “consider the impact that our athletes’ exclusion will have on their dreams and the people of Russia, but also that the Olympics themselves will be diminished by their absence.
“The games are supposed to be a source of unity, and we hope that they remain as a way of bringing people together,” added the ministry.
The ministry also said it “had done everything possible” to “regain the trust of the international community.”
But the IAAF says it’s not enough.
“Although good progress has been made, the IAAF Council was unanimous that RusAF had not met the reinstatement conditions and that Russian athletes could not credibly return to international competition without undermining the confidence of their competitors and the public,” said IAAF President Sebastian Coe.
RusAF’s membership to the IAFF has not been reinstated.
Russian Medals Won From Track and Field at 2012 London Olympics
Gold: Men’s 50km walk - also an Olympic record
Gold: Men’s high jump
Bronze: Men’s high jump
Gold: Women’s 800m
Bronze: Women’s 800m
Gold: Women’s 400m hurdles
Gold: Women’s 3000 steeplechase
Silver: Women’s 4x400m relay
Bronze: Women’s marathon
Gold: Women’s 20km walk
Silver: Women’s 20km walk
Gold: Women’s high jump
Bronze: Women’s high jump
Bronze: Women’s pole vault
Silver: Women’s long jump
Silver: Women’s shot put
Gold: Women’s hammer throw
Bronze: Women’s heptathlon
A silver medal was also stripped from Darya Pishchalnikova, Russian winner of the women’s discus after she failed drugs tests.
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