Russian athletes continue to be banned from international track and field competitions, as world athletics body says Russia has not done enough to tackle doping.

World Anti-Doping Agency has banned the team from competing after multiple doping scandals.

There is anger and frustration in Russia after the World Anti-Doping Agency banned it from international competition for four years. The Russian Olympic committee will appeal the ban.

The World Anti-Doping Agency has voted to reinstate the Russian anti-doping agency Rusada, ending Russia's ban from international sports and angering athletes around the world.

World Anti-Doping Agency panel calls for Russia to be banned from sports competitions for wide-spread offences

Russian player was once at the top of world tennis, one of the richest female athletes in history, earning millions on and off the court.

Russian Olympic base in Rio de Janeiro

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Team Russia HQ in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro beach and city skyline

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Russian fans in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro beach and city skyline

The World Anti Doping Agency maintained its suspension of Russia on Thursday raising the spectre of a possible ban from February's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang

The World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) on Thursday lifted a ban on Russia's anti doping agency RUSADA paving the way for Russian athletes to return to competition across all sports

CLEAN: Yelena Isinbayeva speaks out against ban on Russian athletes. Shows interior shots Yelena Isinbayeva warming up jogging & stretching while talking to her coach Evgeni Trofimov. on November 20, 2015 in Volgograd, Russia.

A key World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) panel has recommended Russia be barred from all sporting competition for four years after accusing Moscow of falsifying laboratory data handed over to investigators (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

The World Anti Doping Agency bans Russia from global sporting events including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics after accusing Moscow of falsifying data from an anti doping laboratory (Footage by AFPTV via...

The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency says the organisation hopes to 'work with' the US, amid long-running criticism from Washington of how the agency is run (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

VOICED: Shows interior shots Anti-Doping Report Author Professor Richard Mclaren speaking on unprecedented scale of Russian Doping at press conference. Exterior shots St Pancras Hotel in London. Exterior shots ArcelorMittal Orbit and...

The ban includes next summer's Olympic games in Tokyo.

VOICED: Shows interior shots the All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF) Generral meeting to elect a new president with Russian Athlete Yelena Isinbayeva sitting at the top table. Interior shots two time Olympic Gold Medallist Pole Vaulter...

VOICED: Shows Exterior shots GB Athlete Jessica Judd training running on outdoor track. Interior shots young athletes training at Loughborough University. Interior interviews Jessica Judd and her trainer on doping in sport. (This clip...

In a letter to the WADA, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency said it "disputes the notice in its entirety."