"I hope that by the spring qualifications for the World Championship, which will be held in 2017 in Lausanne, our athletics (federation) will be reinstated," Russian news agencies quoted deputy prime minister Vitaly Mutko as saying.
Tiesa, pretēju lēmumu pieņēma Starptautiskā Paraolimpiskā komiteja, tāpēc Krievijas sportisti nestartēja Riodežaneiro paraolimpiskajās spēlēs.