RFE/RL: Russia withdraws appeal against doping banBy Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Published Jan. 26, 2019 at 10:55 am RUSADA chief Yury Ganus arrives to give a media briefing in front of the RUSADA (Russia's anti-doping agency) office in Moscow on Sept. 20, 2018. Photo by AFPRussia’s athletics federation has said it will withdraw its appeal against its ban from international competition.Read more here.