‘Superhuman’ wanted, Bolt exit leaves vacuum to fill

By AFP,

Usain Bolt's retirement leaves a huge vacuum to fill but athletics is moving in the right direction in rebranding itself after scandals that seriously...

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IOC defends stance on Russian doping

By AFP,

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday defended its stance on Russia despite being criticised for baulking at calls to ban the country ou...

doping , IAAF , IOC , Rio Olympic Games , russia , WADA

European athletics chief wants Fredericks to step down

By Reuters,

The head of European athletics has called on Frank Fredericks to step down from the world athletics' (IAAF) federation council pending an investigatio...

Lamine Diack advisor Cisse in French custody

By AFP,

  Habib Cisse, the former legal advisor to disgraced former world athletics head Lamine Diack, has been placed in custody as part of the Frenc...

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Veteran Kenyan journalist Makori in new IAAF media team

By Agencies,

Veteran Kenyan sports journalist and editor, Elias Makori is among those included in the newly-constituted Press and Media Operations Advisory Group o...

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Coe: Reform package will make IAAF ‘leader in sport’

By Agencies,

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe has promised that the reforms he is planning to introduce before the...

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Why Adidas is ending IAAF sponsorship deal

By Agencies,

German Sportswear Company Adidas AG is to end its sponsorship deal with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) almost four year...

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IAAF scandal worse than soccer’s crisis- Johnson

By Agencies,

The corruption scandal that has rocked athletics is worse than the one that has plunged soccer body FIFA into crisis because it punished clean athlete...

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Kenya under pressure to set up anti-doping agency

By Citizen Reporter,

The World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) is working with the Norway and Chinese Anti-Doping Agencies to aid with the development of the Kenyan Anti-Doping ...

IAAF under fire again over Russian doping

By Agencies,

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) was again forced to defend its actions over Russian doping on Monday after a leaked emai...

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Diack resigns as honorary IOC member

By Agencies,

Former world athletics (IAAF) president Lamine Diack has resigned as honorary member of the International Olympic Committee following the launch of a ...

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Sebastian Coe elected IAAF president

By Agencies,

Sebastian Coe was elected president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Wednesday (August 19) after beating Ukraine's ...

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