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Poland's Swiatek recently spoke out about the emotional toll she has faced in recent months, having served a one-month ban for a doping offence and not wanting to "step on the court".

Swiatek recently spoke out about the emotional toil she has faced in recent months, having served a one-month ban for a doping offence and not wanting to "step on the court".

The doping suspension was lifted in March 2023, but the nation remained banned because of the war in Ukraine.

At World Athletics, Coe had taken a tougher stance than the IOC on Russian doping and gender eligibility, and introduced the idea of cash for gold medals at Paris 2024, a move that antagonised Bach.

As head of World Athletics, he has taken a tougher stance than the IOC with Russia over both doping and the invasion of Ukraine.