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1 year, 7 months ago

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Sanya hopes IAAF finds a way to include transgender athletes

Decorated track athlete Sanya Richards-Ross understands the reasoning behind World Athletics banning transgender women from competing in elite female competitions. You want it to be a fair and level playing field for all,” Sanya, the TCS World 10K International Event Ambassador, said here on Thursday. A four-time Olympic gold medallist, Sanya ranks as one of the best 400m sprinters of …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Lia Thomas made a very good point about what makes a woman, whether you like it or not

The Independent

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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 …

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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 …

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3 years, 2 months ago

The History of Gender Testing in Women's Athletics

The Quint

It all started off in 2009 for Semenya after she won 800m title in the World Championships in Berlin as her rapid improvements seemed odd according to the IAAF, who asked her to undergo the gender test. The IAAF says it was "obliged to investigate" after she made improvements of 25 seconds at 1500 m and eight seconds at 800 …

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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 …

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3 years, 7 months ago

World Athletics Day: 5 Most Successful Movies Based on Athletes

News 18

World Athletics Day 2021 is being celebrated on Friday, May 7. The International Amateur Athletic Federation started celebrating World Athletics Day to promote participation in sports among the youngsters. On World Athletics day, we take a look at the five most successful movies around lives of athletes: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag The 2013 movie Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is based on the …

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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 …

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4 years, 3 months ago

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

News 18

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 …

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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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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Four-time Olympic gold medallist Sanya hopes IAAF finds a way to include transgender athletes

Lia Thomas made a very good point about what makes a woman, whether you like it or not

Lamine Diack, ex IAAF chief convicted of corruption, dies

Former controversial World Athletics chief Lamine Diack passes away

The History of Gender Testing in Women's Athletics

Former world track chief Diack back in Senegal after release

World Athletics Day: 5 Most Successful Movies Based on Athletes

Former IAAF head Lamine Diack sentenced to 2 years in prison

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

Former IAAF head Lamine Diack sentenced to two years in prison

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

Trial of Diacks exposes dark backdrop of track golden era