Russia's athletics federation has been provisionally suspended from competition following revelations of widespread, state-sponsored doping.
The International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) council voted 22-1 in favour of the sanction.
Russian athletes were able to cheat their way to medals at the London Olympics and their government helped them to do it, a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report claimed on Monday.
The games were effectively sabotaged by Russia's "state-sponsored" doping programme, the report said.
WADA said drug cheats were protected by a huge cover-up involving Russian doctors and government security services.
ITV News Sports Editor Steve Scott reports from Geneva.
Russia's athletics federation has been provisionally suspended from competition following revelations of widespread, state-sponsored doping.
ITV News Sports Editor Steve Scott explains why Russian athletes are likely to compete in next year's Olympics.
Russia should be banned from athletics competition following "widespread and , the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said.