World Athletics president Sebastian Coe is upbeat that Russia’s long suspension in connection with doping practices can be lifted next year. Russia’s federation Rusaf was suspended in 2015 and its clean athletes are only allowed to compete as neutrals by the ruling body. But World Athletics has said Rusaf is making progress with a new leadership and structures, and making sure that tainted people are no longer in the frame. “We are moving in the right direction. And yes, the end is nearing,” Coe told reporters on Thursday. Coe said the most important criteria for reinstatement is that the Worl…