Ex-head Of World Athletics Lamine Diack Gets Jail For Corruption in Russian Doping Scandal
4 years, 3 months ago

Ex-head Of World Athletics Lamine Diack Gets Jail For Corruption in Russian Doping Scandal

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Lamine Diack, the former head of world athletics’ governing body, was convicted in France on Wednesday of corruption in a Russian doping scandal and sentenced to spend at least two years in jail. Diack was also found guilty of accepting Russian money to help finance Macky Sall’s 2012 presidential campaign in Senegal, his home country, in exchange for slowing anti-doping procedures, the court ruled. The court had heard how Diack solicited bribes totalling 3.45 million euros from athletes suspected of drugs cheating and paid off other officials at the International Association of Athletics Federations to aid with the cover up. Four other defendants were charged in the case: Habib Cisse, Diack’s former lawyer at the IAAF; Gabriel Dollé, who oversaw doping tests at the IAAF; former head of Russian athletics Valentin Balakhnitchev, and former Russian athletics’ head coach Alexei Melnikov.

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Son of ex-global athletics chief Diack to face new trial
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Son of ex-global athletics chief Diack to face new trial

The Hindu  

France’s highest court on Wednesday ordered a re-trial of Papa Massata Diack, the son of the disgraced former head of global athletics, Lamine Diack. Diack, whose father headed the IAAF -- now called World Athletics -- from 1999 to 2015, was one of six men convicted in France in 2020 for hushing up 23 Russian doping offences in exchange for …

Lamine Diack, ex IAAF chief convicted of corruption, dies
3 years ago

Lamine Diack, ex IAAF chief convicted of corruption, dies

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Lamine Diack, the controversial long-time leader of track and field who was convicted of extorting money from athletes and accused of taking bribes in an Olympic hosting vote, has died, his family said Friday. Awa Diack, niece of the former International Olympic Committee member, told The Associated Press that “my uncle Lamine Diack passed away Thursday to …

Former controversial World Athletics chief Lamine Diack passes away
3 years ago

Former controversial World Athletics chief Lamine Diack passes away

The Hindu  

Lamine Diack, the controversial former president of World Athletics, has died, his family said Friday. My uncle Lamine Diack passed away Thursday to Friday night,“ Awa Diack, niece of the former world athletics boss, confirmed to The Associated Press. Diack was president of the IAAF, now World Athletics, from 1999 to 2015 after holding several political positions in Senegal. Diack …

Former world track chief Diack back in Senegal after release
3 years, 7 months ago

Former world track chief Diack back in Senegal after release

The Hindu  

Disgraced former world athletics head Lamine Diack returned home to Senegal late Monday after a local soccer club paid a bond of just over $600,000 to allow him to leave France. Diack, the president of world athletics from 1999-2015, was convicted in Paris in September on multiple charges of corruption during his tenure, some of it related to the Russian …

Former Russian athletics president Dmitry Shlyakhtin banned in doping cover-up case
3 years, 10 months ago

Former Russian athletics president Dmitry Shlyakhtin banned in doping cover-up case

Firstpost  

The Athletics Integrity Unit said the case involved “submission of forged documents and false explanations” in a 15-month probe into why high jumper Danil Lysenko wasn’t available for drug testing. Moscow: The former head of Russia’s track and field federation was among five officials banned on Wednesday for obstructing an anti-doping investigation into a world champion. Former federation president Dmitry …

Former IAAF head Lamine Diack sentenced to 2 years in prison
4 years, 3 months ago

Former IAAF head Lamine Diack sentenced to 2 years in prison

Associated Press  

PARIS — Former track federation president Lamine Diack was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for corruption during his nearly 16-year tenure at the IAAF, most notably a scheme that allowed Russian athletes who paid millions in hush money to keep competing when they should have been suspended for doping. One of Diack’s lawyers, Simon Ndiaye, called the verdict …

Lamine Diack: Former World Athletics president sentenced to prison in France over corruption
4 years, 3 months ago

Lamine Diack: Former World Athletics president sentenced to prison in France over corruption

The Independent  

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Former IAAF head Lamine Diack sentenced to two years in prison
4 years, 3 months ago

Former IAAF head Lamine Diack sentenced to two years in prison

The Hindu  

Lamine Diack, the former head of world athletics' governing body, was convicted in France on Wednesday of corruption in a Russian doping scandal and sentenced to spend at least two years in jail. RELATED| Diack was also found guilty of accepting Russian money to help finance Macky Sall's 2012 presidential campaign in Senegal, his home country, in exchange for slowing …

Verdict in Corruption Trail of Former IAAF Head Lamine Diack Expected on Wednesday
4 years, 3 months ago

Verdict in Corruption Trail of Former IAAF Head Lamine Diack Expected on Wednesday

News 18  

A Paris court will deliver its verdict Wednesday in the corruption trial of Lamine Diack, the one-time president of the international track and field federation who oversaw the glory years of Usain Bolt and, according to prosecutors, took millions of dollars for himself, along with his son. The verdict will also cover others who faced charges at the six-day hearing, …

Russia expected to default on payment of $5 million fine to World Athletics after failing to 'find money'
4 years, 5 months ago

Russia expected to default on payment of $5 million fine to World Athletics after failing to 'find money'

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World Athletics could suspend the authorized neutral athlete program, which allows Russia’s athletes to enter international competitions even though their federation is suspended Moscow: Russia is expected to miss Wednesday’s deadline to pay a $5 million fine to the governing body of track and field. World Athletics could suspend the “authorized neutral athlete” program, which allows Russians to enter international …

Russia says it can't afford to pay fine to World Athletics
4 years, 5 months ago

Russia says it can't afford to pay fine to World Athletics

The Hindu  

Russia is expected to miss Wednesday’s deadline to pay a $5 million fine to World Athletics, the governing body of track and field. Russian track federation president Yevgeny Yurchenko told the Tass state news agency on Wednesday that “the money, unfortunately, has not been found.” World Athletics could suspend the “authorised neutral athlete” program, which allows Russians to enter international …

Trial of Diacks exposes dark backdrop of track golden era
4 years, 6 months ago

Trial of Diacks exposes dark backdrop of track golden era

Associated Press  

PARIS — As Usain Bolt set the world ablaze, making athletics the hottest ticket at the Olympic Games, the sport was also being eaten from within. Armed with his father’s name and influence as a titan of Olympic sports, Papa Massata Diack set to work negotiating lucrative sponsorship deals for the IAAF. Prosecutor Arnaud de Laguiche said sports leaders like …

Lamine Diack corruption trial: Former IAAF president says he should have been more vigilant
4 years, 6 months ago

Lamine Diack corruption trial: Former IAAF president says he should have been more vigilant

Firstpost  

Paris: Former IAAF president Lamine Diack said at his corruption trial that he should have kept a tighter rein on the athletics governing body that prosecutors allege became a nest of malfeasance under his watch. The fourth day of the six-day trial largely focused on allegations that Diack enabled his son who worked as an IAAF marketing consultant to cream …

Former World Athletics head Lamine Diack says he slowed handling of Russian doping cases to save sponsorship deal
4 years, 6 months ago

Former World Athletics head Lamine Diack says he slowed handling of Russian doping cases to save sponsorship deal

Firstpost  

Diack, 87, said he had not sought to protect the athletes caught up in the scandal, some of whom later competed in the London 2012 Olympics, but to ensure the cases did not come to public attention all at once Paris: Lamine Diack, the former head of World Athletics, on Thursday told a French court he had slowed the handling …

Former IAAF president turns on son at corruption trial
4 years, 6 months ago

Former IAAF president turns on son at corruption trial

The Hindu  

Former IAAF president Lamine Diack pointed a finger of blame at his son, saying he behaved like a "thug", as he was quizzed in detail for the first time in court on Thursday on charges that the governing body of track and field became a nest of corruption and doping cover-ups under his leadership. The degree to which Diack was …

Massive sports corruption case finally heard at Paris trial
4 years, 6 months ago

Massive sports corruption case finally heard at Paris trial

The Hindu  

A sports corruption trial involving allegations of doping cover-ups and illicit payoffs at the top of track and field opened on Monday in Paris. The court briefly considered but then rejected a request from a lawyer for Papa Massata Diack, one of Lamine Diack’s sons who is also a defendant in the case, that the trial be delayed because two …

Former IAAF chief Lamine Diack's corruption case trial to begin on 8 June in Paris
4 years, 6 months ago

Former IAAF chief Lamine Diack's corruption case trial to begin on 8 June in Paris

Firstpost  

Prosecutors allege Diack solicited 3.45 million euros from athletes suspected of doping to cover up the allegations and allow them to continue competing, including in the 2012 London Olympics. Lamine Diack, the disgraced former head of athletics’ governing body, goes on trial in Paris on Monday on charges of corruption and money laundering linked to a Russian doping scandal. Prosecutors …

Ex-athletics chief Diack faces court over corruption
4 years, 6 months ago

Ex-athletics chief Diack faces court over corruption

The Hindu  

Lamine Diack, the disgraced former head of athletics' world governing body, goes on trial in Paris on Monday facing a potential 10-year prison sentence on charges of accepting millions of dollars to cover up Russian doping tests. Diack, the Senegalese who was in charge of the International Association of Athletics Federations, between 1999 and 2015, is charged with “giving and …

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