The suspended Russian track federation is sending a team of 29 competitors to the world championships in Qatar. They will compete as neutral athletes. High jumper Mariya Lasitskene is the only reigning world champion among the group. Lasitskene has jumped a world leading 2.06 meters this season but has failed to clear 2 meters at four of her last five events. Other medal contenders include hurdler Sergei Shubenkov and high jumpers Mikhail Akimenko and Ilya Ivanyuk.