MOSCOW, January 14, Sergey Pogrebnyak. Russian athletes Sergey Shubenkov and Ilya Ivanyuk submitted documents to the World Athletics Association (World Athletics) to obtain a neutral status, said the press attache of the All-Russian Federation of Athletics (ARAF) Alla Glushchenko. «Shubenkov and Ivanyuk have already submitted documents. A total of 39 people have already sent a complete package of documents, about 50 more athletes are preparing to do this. Almost all the leaders have already submitted their applications. Work in this direction is going on as usual,» Glushchenko said. Therefore, Russian athletes can compete in international competitions only after receiving the status of a neutral athlete from World Athletics. The World Athletics Congress on November 17 extended the suspension of the ARAF until all conditions for reinstatement are met.