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Former IAAF chief suspected of receiving bribes

Former IAAF chief suspected of receiving bribes

Rediff.com6 Nov 2015

The former head of world athletics is suspected of receiving just over 1 million euros ($1.09 million) in bribes in 2011 to cover up positive doping tests of Russian athletes, the office of France's financial prosecutor said on Thursday.

Why the World Athletics boss is under fire again...

Why the World Athletics boss is under fire again...

Rediff.com25 Nov 2015

The head of world athletics Sebastian Coe faced fresh allegations about his involvement in the controversial award of the 2021 world championships to the American city of Eugene on Tuesday, but insisted he had acted fairly throughout.