Owen Gibson

Our former colleague Kevin McCarra is missing in Avignon. If you're in the area please look out for him: https://www.facebook.com/hugh.stewart.146/posts/10154316375224337 …

Isinbayeva: the Olympic ban is "discrimination against Russians," will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights: http://tass.ru/sport/3377899 

Coe: "This was not an easy decision or lightly taken."

Coe insists he didn't discuss specifics of Shobukhova with Bedford - says standard response to "rumours" was to advise contact ethics board.

Andersen says IAAF advised by outside counsel not to issue blanket ban for reasons of "proportionality" - ie worried it would not stick.

Andersen: "There won't be many athletes who will get through the crack in that door. They have demonstrate they are not tainted".

Coe says he will return to the CMS select committee - but has agreed to do so between autumn and the end of the year.

Coe on whether IOC could row back: "The eligibility of athletes to compete in competition is entirely a matter for the IAAF."

Rune Andersen, head of IAAF taskforce, refers to a "tiny crack in the door" if Russian athletes can prove they have are tested elsewhere.

So in summary: Russian track & field athletes banned from Rio 2016. But some Russian track & field athletes may not be banned from Rio 2016.

Coe: "The Council is made up of 27 people from all corners of the globe. Politics was not at play in that room today."

IAAF says Stepanova's case should be considered favourably.

Frisked on the way into Coe press conference. Security man says he's checking for knives. Blimey.

And your country has destroyed "clean athletes' dreams" for decades. Not a nice feeling is it?https://twitter.com/Zhelanova/status/743830338221277184 …

Russian sports ministry says it is "extremely disappointed" and says "clean athletes dreams are being destroyed".