Former head of global athletics Diack gets jail for corruption

By Reuters,

Lamine Diack, the former head of world athletics’ governing body, was convicted in France on Wednesday of corruption in a Russian doping scandal and...

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Former athletics chief Diack in French court for corruption trial

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Lamine Diack, the disgraced former head of world athletics’ governing body, arrived in a French courtroom on Monday for the start of a trial on char...

corruption , French courtroom , lamine diack , money laundering , World Athletics

Tuwei misses seat as Coe re-elected IAAF boss

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Athletics Kenya (AK) President Lt. Gen (Rtd) Jackson Tuwei failed in his bid to become one of four IAAF Vice-Presidents as Lord Sebastian Coe was re-e...

IAAF , Jackson Tuwei , Seb Coe

Former IAAF president Diack to face corruption charges

By Agencies,

Lamine Diack, the ex-boss of athletics' world governing body the IAAF, is to stand trial in France on corruption and money-laundering charges. The ...

IAAF , lamine diack , Papa Massata Diack

PSG’s Qatari president under investigation for graft

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The Qatari president of French soccer champions Paris St Germain, Nasser al-Khelaifi, is under formal investigation in France for alleged corruption, ...

corruption , Nasser al-Khelaifi , PSG

Graft and white elephants: Rio’s Olympic legacy

By AFP,

The Rio de Janeiro Olympics was a world class party, but a year later, there's no end in sight to the painful hangover gripping Latin America's bigges...

2016 Olympic Games , athletics , Carlos Nuzman , corruption , graft , Latin America , olympics , Rio De Janeiro

IOC readies to crown Paris, Los Angeles

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The International Olympic Committee will crown Paris and Los Angeles as hosts for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics here Wednesday, delivering a welcome feel...

2024 Olympics , 2028 Olympics , International Olympic Committee (IOC) , IOC , Los Angeles , Paris

Rio probe puts IOC back under corruption spotlight

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The Rio 2016 cash-for-votes inquiry in Brazil has placed the International Olympic Committee under a fresh cloud of corruption less than a week before...

athletics , Brazil , corruption , International Olympic Committee , IOC , olympics , Rio 2016

Brazil police launch raids in Rio Olympics vote buying scheme

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Rio de Janeiro police launched raids Tuesday against "an international corruption scheme" accused of bribing the IOC to vote for the city's bid to hos...

Brazil , corruption , International Olympic Committee , Olympic Games , probe , Rio 2016 , Rio De Janeiro , Rio Olympics 2016

‘Superhuman’ wanted, Bolt exit leaves vacuum to fill

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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

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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

Cross country is key to distance running success- Coe

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

IAAF President Lord Sebastian Coe has urged developed nations to take the World Cross Country Championships seriously to improve chances of excelling ...

IAAF , Kampala , Paul Tergat , Sebastian Coe , uganda , World Cross

European athletics chief wants Fredericks to step down

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

Tokyo 2020 Olympics bid chief quizzed over payments

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  Japanese prosecutors have questioned Japan's Olympic chief and other officials over millions of dollars in payments made during Tokyo's succ...

corruption , France , JAPAN , olympics , Report , Tokyo 2020 , Tsunekazu Takeda , Yomiuri Shimbun

New email suggests Coe ‘aware’ of Russian doping

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  Allegations that world athletics chief Sebastian Coe misled British lawmakers intensified Tuesday after new emails appeared to show he was "...

athletics , Britain , doping , Email , House of Commons , Lord Sebastian Coe , russia

IAAF extends ban on Coe’s aide in corruption probe

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One of IAAF president Sebastian Coe's closest aides, Nick Davies, on Wednesday had his suspension extended until January 31 as the investigation conti...

athletics , IAAF , lamine diack , Lord Seb Coe , Sebastian Coe

Coe to come for Nairobi 2017, AK welcomes IAAF reforms

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

IAAF president Lord Sebastian Coe has confirmed he will attend the 2017 World Under 18 Championships in Nairobi as Athletics Kenya (AK) pledged to imp...

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Kenya says yes as Coe IAAF reforms sail through

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

After a week of intrigues, Lord Sebastian Coe scored a major victory when the IAAF Council overwhelmingly voted to adopt his key reforms in a sport ba...

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IAAF under pressure over new corruption claims

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  The wanted son of ousted international athletics president Lamine Diack took millions of euros from Russian competitors in return for "total...

athletics , corruption , doping , IAAF , lamine diack , Liliya Shobukhova , Papa Massata Diack , russia , Senegal , Valeriy Borchin , Yuliya Zaripova

Lamine Diack advisor Cisse in French custody

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

corruption , Habib Cisse , IAAF , lamine diack