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The guilty verdict in a Paris court represented a spectacular fall from grace for the 87-year-old Diack, who was the powerful head of the IAAF from 1999-2015 and mixed with world leaders and was influential in the world of Olympic sports.
Prosecutors said that Diack, an 87-year-old Senegalese who led track and field’s governing body for nearly 16 years, directly or indirectly solicited 3.45 million euros ($3.9 million) from athletes suspected by the IAAF of doping.
The much-awaited trial of Diack — who has been accused of corruption, influence-trafficking and money laundering — was originally due to start in January, but had been moved to June 3 before being moved back by five days, to June 8.
Athletics’ world championships have been postponed until the summer of 2022 and the global governing body is seeking new dates for the event in Eugene, Oregon that was originally scheduled for 2021.
The trial of Lamine Diack, the disgraced former head of athletics’ governing body IAAF, who faces charges of corruption and money laundering linked to a Russian doping scandal, was adjourned in Paris on Monday.
The Senegalese 86-year-old was the head of athletics’ world governing body for 16 years, from 1999 until 2015, when he was succeeded by Seb Coe.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission says it is currently interrogating a former Secretary-General of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Amaechi Akawo, for allegedly misappropriating $130,000.
The 21-year-old Kaul became the youngest title holder in the multi-sport event at the recently-concluded world championships in Doha but was not nominated.
Caster Semenya has lashed out at the IAAF and Sebastian Coe, as she remains barred from competing in middle-distance events.
While 17-year-old Ofili secured automatic qualification, having finished third in Heat 4 with a new personal best time of 51.51seconds, her compatriot, Okon, pulled through as one of the fastest losers.
GOtv Max subscribers get the privilege of watching one of Africa’s leading athletics nation, Ethiopia, who will be dispatching a squad of 37 to Doha, Qatar.
Before the election, the IAAF voted overwhelmingly (164-30) not to reinstate Russia over reports that anti-doping data from a tainted Moscow laboratory had been tampered with before being handed over to the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Lord Sebastian Coe, president of the International Association of Athletics Federation, has insisted that the association’s female eligibility regulations, which finally came into effect in May, 2019 after several months of delay, are not targeted at a particular athlete, even though Caster Semenya is the first name that comes to mind whenever the highly-controversial and heated issue is being discussed.
Caster Semenya appears to be preparing for a career outside of athletics after joining a women’s football club.
The International Association of Athletics Federations Treasurer, José María Odriozola, has weighed into the Caster Semenya row by describing the South African as “biologically a man”.
The ruling means the 28-year-old can no longer compete in events between the 400m and mile, as she did in June and July.
Seb Coe is set to be re-elected unopposed as the president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) but there will be strong competition for a number of other positions on the IAAF Council.
The IAAF has submitted its request to a Swiss court to overturn the order which means Caster Semenya can temporarily continue to compete in the 800m without taking hormone-suppressing drugs.
Caster Semenya will race in the 800m at the Stanford Diamond League on June 30 in her first outing over the distance since she launched a legal battle against new rules targeting athletes with hyperandrogenism.