WADA commission calls for Russia suspension
The World Anti-Doping Agency has recommended that Russia should be suspended from track and field competition after it examined allegations of systematic cheating and cover-ups in Russian athletics, which also implicated the IAAF, the sport’s world governing body
82-year-old
Lamine Diack:
Senegalese former IAAF president
under investigation by French police
for allegedly taking over $1 million in
bribes in 2011 to cover up positive
doping tests of Russian athletes.
Diack stepped down
in August after
16 years in office
OTHERS FACING CHARGES
Diack’s son
Former head
Papa Massata Diack:
Valentin Balakhnichev:
and former IAAF marketing consultant
thought to have played “very active”
role in alleged corruption
of Russian athletic federation accused
of role in trying to blackmail athletes
guilty of doping violations
Former director of IAAF’s
Former Russian chief
Gabriel Dolle:
Alexei Melnikov:
anti-doping department suspected of
taking about $220,000 in bribes
coach has had over 20 of his althletes
banned for doping offences
ATHLETE REVELATIONS
Marathon runner
Liliya Shobukhova:
allegedly paid $550,000 to Russian
athletics federation to avoid doping ban
before 2012 Olympics
Turkish 1,500m
Asli Cakir Alptekin:
Olympic champion in 2012 reportedly
refused IAAF demand for $500,000 to
cover up doping offences
Source: Wire agencies
Pictures: Associated Press, Getty Images, Facebook
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WADA commission calls for Russia suspension
The World Anti-Doping Agency has recommended that Russia should be suspended from track and field competition after it examined allegations of systematic cheating and cover-ups in Russian athletics, which also implicated the IAAF, the sport’s world governing body
82-year-old Senegalese former IAAF
Lamine Diack:
president under investigation by French police for allegedly
taking over $1 million in bribes in 2011 to cover up positive
doping tests of Russian athletes. Diack stepped down in
August after 16 years in office
OTHERS FACING CHARGES
Diack’s son and former IAAF
Papa Massata Diack:
marketing consultant thought to have played “very active”
role in alleged corruption
Former director of IAAF’s anti-doping
Gabriel Dolle:
department suspected of taking about $220,000 in bribes
Former head of Russian athletic
Valentin Balakhnichev:
federation accused of role in trying to blackmail athletes
guilty of doping violations
Former Russian chief coach has had
Alexei Melnikov:
over 20 of his althletes banned for doping offences
ATHLETE REVELATIONS
Marathon runner allegedly paid
Liliya Shobukhova:
$550,000 to Russian athletics federation to avoid doping ban
before 2012 Olympics
Turkish 1,500m Olympic champion
Asli Cakir Alptekin:
in 2012 reportedly refused IAAF demand for $500,000
to cover up doping offences
Pictures: Associated Press, Getty Images, Facebook
Source: Wire agencies
© GRAPHIC NEWS
WADA commission calls for Russia suspension
The World Anti-Doping Agency has recommended that Russia should be suspended from track and field competition after it examined allegations of systematic cheating and cover-ups in Russian athletics, which also implicated the IAAF, the sport’s world governing body
82-year-old
Lamine Diack:
Senegalese former IAAF president
under investigation by French police
for allegedly taking over $1 million in
bribes in 2011 to cover up positive
doping tests of Russian athletes.
Diack stepped down in August after
16 years in office
OTHERS FACING CHARGES
Diack’s son
Papa Massata Diack:
and former IAAF marketing consultant
thought to have played “very active”
role in alleged corruption
Former director of
Gabriel Dolle:
IAAF’s anti-doping department
suspected of taking about $220,000
in bribes
Former
Valentin Balakhnichev:
head of Russian athletic federation
accused of role in trying to blackmail
athletes guilty of doping violations
Former Russian
Alexei Melnikov:
chief coach has had over 20 of his
althletes banned for doping offences
ATHLETE REVELATIONS
Marathon
Liliya Shobukhova:
runner allegedly paid $550,000 to
Russian athletics federation to avoid
doping ban before 2012 Olympics
Turkish
Asli Cakir Alptekin:
1,500m Olympic champion in 2012
reportedly refused IAAF demand for
$500,000 to cover up doping offences
Pictures: AP, Getty Images, Facebook
Source: Wire agencies
© GRAPHIC NEWS
ATHLETICS
Anti-doping report
November 9, 2015 - The World Anti-Doping Agency has recommended that Russia should be suspended from track and field competition after an independent commission examined allegations of systematic cheating and cover-ups in Russian athletics, which also implicated the IAAF, the sport’s world governing body.