IAAF council and Coe's right-hand man Nick Davies "could not have been unaware" of scale of doping in athletics, according to new report
Lord Coe is facing renewed pressure on his position as IAAF president after a new report ruled that the IAAF Council and his right-hand man Nick Davies must have been aware of the scale of doping in athletics.
The second report compiled by an independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency into the Russian doping scandal said the IAAF Council - which included Coe at the time - "could not have been unaware of the extent of doping in athletics".
It adds that Davies, who stepped aside from his position as IAAF chief of staff last month, was "well aware of Russian 'skeletons' in the cupboard".
The report, announced at a news conference in Munich, states: "The IAAF Council could not have been unaware of the extent of doping in athletics and the non-enforcement of applicable anti-doping rules.
"There was an evident lack of political appetite within the IAAF to confront Russia with the full extent of its known and suspected doping activities.
"The corruption was embedded in the organisation. It cannot be ignored or dismissed as attributable to the odd renegade acting on its own."
Coe was in the audience as Pound presented his findings, and will at least have been heartened to hear Pound claim that he is still the best person to lead reforms of the world body.
Pound still produced a litany of accusations against the IAAF.
It was not tough enough with "several countries" including Russia, the report said, indicating that doping scandals were not limited to Russia.
Diack faces criminal charges in France over allegations that he took more than one million euros (£750,000) in bribes from Russian athletes and officials to cover up failed drug tests.
How can Coe still be in a job when he said there was no cover up.
More:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ot...ressure-after-damning-WADA-doping-report.html
Lord Coe is facing renewed pressure on his position as IAAF president after a new report ruled that the IAAF Council and his right-hand man Nick Davies must have been aware of the scale of doping in athletics.
The second report compiled by an independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency into the Russian doping scandal said the IAAF Council - which included Coe at the time - "could not have been unaware of the extent of doping in athletics".
It adds that Davies, who stepped aside from his position as IAAF chief of staff last month, was "well aware of Russian 'skeletons' in the cupboard".
The report, announced at a news conference in Munich, states: "The IAAF Council could not have been unaware of the extent of doping in athletics and the non-enforcement of applicable anti-doping rules.
"There was an evident lack of political appetite within the IAAF to confront Russia with the full extent of its known and suspected doping activities.
"The corruption was embedded in the organisation. It cannot be ignored or dismissed as attributable to the odd renegade acting on its own."
Coe was in the audience as Pound presented his findings, and will at least have been heartened to hear Pound claim that he is still the best person to lead reforms of the world body.
Pound still produced a litany of accusations against the IAAF.
It was not tough enough with "several countries" including Russia, the report said, indicating that doping scandals were not limited to Russia.
Diack faces criminal charges in France over allegations that he took more than one million euros (£750,000) in bribes from Russian athletes and officials to cover up failed drug tests.
How can Coe still be in a job when he said there was no cover up.
More:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ot...ressure-after-damning-WADA-doping-report.html
it would be interesting to say the least.