FILE: Russia faces tough task overturning sports ban Dmitry Shlyakhtin, a little-known regional official, landed one of the toughest jobs in sports when he was elected to head Russia's scandal-ridden athletics federation. Three months into the job, the 48-year-old bureaucrat is working to overturn a ban by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) over allegations of systematic doping. FILE IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES