Volgograd, Russia — In less than two months, I hope to be competing in the pole vault at the Olympic Games in Rio. This would be my fifth and final Olympics — a unique accomplishment for a woman, one that seemed just a faint dream when I started my career almost two decades ago.

But this dream may not be fulfilled. I and my fellow track and field athletes from Russia were suspended by the International Association of Athletics Federations (I.A.A.F.) from international competition, including possibly the Olympics, after the World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed allegations of state-sponsored doping by Russian athletes. On Friday, the I.A.A.F. will be voting on whether to lift that suspension. If they uphold it, those of us who have never used banned substances will be punished for the behavior of others.

I wholeheartedly support the battle against cheats who willingly choose to breach the antidoping rules, violate the spirit of athletic competition and leave a stain on the reputation of their countries and their fellow athletes. They must be held accountable; after all, it is because of the reprehensible actions of such people that I am in this predicament, fighting for my right to compete.

I understand that the I.A.A.F. needs to take strong action to eradicate doping. But I do not think it is fair to forbid me and other clean Russian athletes to compete — athletes who have repeatedly proved they are innocent of cheating.