Today the IAAF Doping Review Board, composed of Robert Hersh (USA), Sylvia Barlag (NED) e Antti Pihlakoski (FIN), has agreed that the applications of seven Russians have met the exceptional eligibility criteria to compete in international competition as neutral athletes under competition Rule 22.1A(b) while the Russian national federation (RusAF) remains suspended.
Among the seven athletes are allowed two walkers and they are:
Sergey Shirobokov (1999) in 2015 who won in Cali (COL) the World Youth Championship
Yana Smerdova (1988)
The participation in international competitions will take place as a neutral athletes.
Sergey Shirobokov has the following personal best
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
| | | | |
| 10.000m track | 41:52.69 | Cheboksary (RUS) | 12.06.2015 |
| 10km road | 40:58 | Sochi (RUS) | 28.02.2016 |
| 20km road | 1:18:25 | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02.2017 |
Sergey Shirobokov wins in Cali 2015
Yana Smerdova has the following personal best
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
| | | | |
| 5.000m track | 22:26.93 | Cheboksary (RUS) | 12.06.2015 |
| 5km road | 22:13 | Sochi (RUS) | 28.02.2015 |
| 10.000m track | 45:20.39 | Cheboksary (RUS) | 25.06.2016 |
| 10km road | 45:33 | Podolsk (RUS) | 09.05.2016 |
This decision immediately rewrites the 20km of the European list in preview of the next European Cup, where the Russian Federation decided to enter their athletes.
In fact Sergey Shirobokov with the result obtained at the Winter Russian Championships in Sochi becomes the current European leader.
| Time | Pos | Athlete | YoB | Nation | Venue | Date |
| | | | | | | |
| 1:18:25 | 1. | Sergey SHIROBOKOV | 99 | RUS | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02 |
| 1:18:59 | 2. | Christopher LINKE | 88 | GER | Podebrady (CZE) | 08:04 |
| 1:20:28 | 3. | Kevin CAMPION | 88 | FRA | Podebrady (CZE) | 08:04 |
| 1:20:58 | 4. | Tom BOSWORTH | 90 | GBR | Rio Maior (POR) | 01.04 |
| 1:21:11 | 5. | Alvaro MARTIN | 94 | ESP | Mérida (ESP) | 02.04 |
| 1:21:16 | 6. | Artur BRZOZOWSKI | 85 | POL | Adelaide (AUS) | 19.02 |
| 1:21:17 | 7. | Alex WRIGHT | 90 | IRL | Rio Maior (POR) | 01.04 |
| 1:21:18 | 8. | Luis Alberto AMEZCUA | 92 | ESP | Mérida (ESP) | 02.04 |
| 1:21:27 | 9. | Marius ZIUKAS | 85 | LTU | Adelaide (AUS) | 19.02 |
| 1:21:41 | 10. | Hagen POHLE | 92 | GER | Podebrady (CZE) | 08.04 |
| 1:21:55 | 11. | Perseus KARLSTRÖM | 90 | SWE | Rio Maior (POR) | 01.04 |
| 1:22:01 | 12. | Miguel Angel LOPEZ | 88 | ESP | Lugano (SUI) | 19.03 |
| 1:22:04 | 13. | Francesco FORTUNATO | 94 | ITA | Cassino (ITA) | 26.03 |
| 1:22:15 | 14. | Jakub JELONEK | 85 | POL | Adelaide (AUS) | 19.02 |
| 1:22:40 | 15. | Karl JUNGANSS | 96 | GER | Podebrady (CZE) | 08.04 |
| 1:22:46 | 16. | Alexandros PAPAMIKHAIL | 88 | GRE | Rio Maior (POR) | 01.04 |
| 1:22:53 | 17. | Federico TONTODONATI | 89 | ITA | Cassino (ITA) | 26.03 |
| 1:22:57 | 18. | Nazar KOVALENKO | 89 | UKR | Ivano-Frankivsk (UKR) | 11.03 |
| 1:22:59 | 19. | Jean BLANCHETEAU | 97 | FRA | Podebrady (CZE) | 04.04 |
| 1:23:13 | 20. | Marco DE LUCA | 81 | ITA | Cassino (ITA) | 26.03 |