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