Negodaylo, a member of the four-man team which won the gold medal at Sochi 2014, has been declared ineligible to compete in any international track and field competition.

The 26-year-old formerly competed in both the 60 metres and 100m sprint events.

He clinched his Olympic gold medal alongside Alexandr Zubkov, Dmitry Trunenkov and Alexey Voyevoda as the quartet pipped Latvia to gold by recording a total time of 3min 40.60sec.

Other bobsledders who have previously practiced athletics on the IAAF blacklist include Winter Olympians Nadezhda Paleyeva and Nadezhda Sergeyeva.

Maxim Mokrousov, four-man silver medallist at the 2013 World Championships in St Moritz, is also on the list.

Former triple and long jumper Kristina Marukhlenko, along with the crux of the Russian national bobsleigh team - Mariya Serkova, Kirill Sukharev, Ilfat Sadeyev, Daniil Kovalenko, Mikhail Mordasov, Yulia Belomestnyh and Yulia Shokshueva – are also all unable to compete in international athletics events as a result of the ban imposed on the All-Russia Athletics Federation. 

Russia claimed two bobsleigh gold medals at Sochi 2014, with the other being won by two-man duo Zubkov and Voyevoda.

The ARAF were suspended by world athletics’ governing body in November following allegations of a state-supported doping scheme in the country, as well as cover-up and blackmail plots.

Despite the ban, officials within the ARAF remain hopeful that their athletes will be able to return in time for this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. 

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko recently said he “couldn’t imagine” the country’s competitors being a part of the Games and remained confident that they would be reinstated ahead of Rio 2016.

An IAAF Task Force has been charged with overseeing Russia's potential reinstatement, with the country given a list of targets it must meet to be welcomed back into the fold.

The first findings are due to be made public following the IAAF Council meeting in March.

The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) have released a statement on the matter, confirming that Russian athletes remain eligible to compete in their competitions.

"In November 2015 the IAAF provisionally suspended its Member, ARAF," the statement read.

"Some of ARAF's athletes compete in other sports, including bobsleigh.

"The IBSF wants to clarify that all IBSF licensed athletes are required to comply with the IBSF Anti-Doping Rules, and all Russian athletes are compliant with our rules.

"The IBSF is committed to protecting clean athletes and will continue to work closely with WADA in the fight against doping."