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IAAF
18:59, 17 JUN 2016
Russian athletes BANNED from Rio Olympics as IAAF upholds doping suspension
Rio 2016 Olympics
Russia was initially suspended last November after being accused of running a state-sponsored doping programme
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Russia slammed by IOC vice-president for doping shame on Rio Olympics judgement day
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John Coates spoke out as he was presenting Australian race walker Jared Tallent with the Olympic gold medal he had been denied by a Russian drugs cheat
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Lord Coe won IAAF presidency with help of doping scandal's leading figures, claim Panorama report
Sebastian Coe
The BBC programme says it has seen text messages that suggest Papa Massata Diack helped secure votes for Coe
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Sebastian Coe insists he is the man to restructure IAAF and sort out athletics' doping turmoil
Sebastian Coe
Body's new president has been criticised after revelations of widespread drug-cheating and corruption saw Russia suspended from international competition
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Lord Coe denies flagging up bribery allegations before 2017 World Championships vote
Sebastian Coe
Coe, who is now elected president of the IAAF, has repeatedly denied he knew of major corruption within athletics during his time as vice-president
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Adidas to 'end IAAF sponsorship FOUR years early' following athletics doping scandal
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Bosses reportedly took the decision to step away from the world athletics governing body as a result of the second WADA report earlier this month
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The IAAF scandal: A timeline of the doping allegations engulfing athletics
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Claims of state sponsored doping in Russia have spiralled into a scandal which has everyone in athletics questioning the very foundations of the sport
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Sebastian Coe admits doping COVER-UP by athletics' governing body - 24 hours after denial
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Damning World Anti-Doping Agency report rules "corruption was embedded" at the IAAF but exonerates its new president PLUS: Radcliffe officially cleared
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Seb Coe couldn't NOT have known about athletics doping cover-up but should take the sport forward? Clear as mud
Sebastian Coe
It's impossible to know if the new IAAF chief was complicit, naive or incompetent but it is difficult to imagine he wasn’t at least one of those three things
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WADA report finds IAAF council 'cannot have been unaware of the extent of doping' - but chief backs Lord Coe
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Coe was in attendance in Munich as the second report into corruption in athletics was released revealing damning findings for Coe and the IAAF
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Paula Radcliffe against controversial UK Athletics proposal to scrap ALL existing track and field world records
Paula Radcliffe
Governing body suggested a reset to herald a “new era” of clean competition but holder of women's marathon mark feels it would punish clean competitors
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IAAF ethics committee ban three officials for LIFE - including son of former president Lamine Diack
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Papa Massata Diack, Valentin Balakhnichev and Alexei Melnikov have all been charged for blackmailing athletes and covering up positive drugs tests
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Sebastian Coe doubles IAAF’s anti-doping budget as part of his ‘road map’ to clean up athletics
Rio 2016 Olympics
“Be under no illusion about how seriously I take these issues. I am President of an international federation which is under serious investigations and I represent a sport under intense scrutiny.”
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Lord Coe's IAAF presidency bid was helped by donation from Roman Abramovich's Chelsea FC
Sebastian Coe
The club was one of several private donors, and he also received £63,000 from UK Sport for his campaign
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Jessica Ennis-Hill hopes athletics' doping scandals won't ruin her Sports Personality of Year chances
BBC Sports Personality of the Year
The Sports Journalists’ Association Sportswoman of the Year winner says her sport has been tarnished by drug cheats and corrupt officials in run-up to Beeb bash
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Sebastian Coe would "rather die" than fail to clean up athletics' doping shame says Brendan Foster
Sebastian Coe
Olympic medallist turned commentator backs "mate" who is also the new IAAF president to deliver on his promise to sort out their sport's issues
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IAAF president Sebastian Coe insists to select committee he's the best person to clean up athletics' drugs shame
Sebastian Coe
“I can put these systems in place but returning trust to the sport is going to be a longer journey” said mastermind of the London 2012 Olympics
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IAAF president Seb Coe regrets language but not sentiment in "declaration of war" comments on doping
Sebastian Coe
Coe was talking to the culture, media and sport select committee at the House of Commons and made reference to the remark he made in August
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Paula Radcliffe cleared of doping allegations by world athletics body the IAAF
Paula Radcliffe
Three time London marathon winner Paula said: “I knew I had done nothing wrong. There’s been damage done to my reputation and the reputation of the sport as a whole."
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IAAF president Sebastian Coe stands down from ambassadorial role with Nike
Sebastian Coe
The IAAF president had held the position with the American brand for over 40 years but has now decided to step down
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Nike ambassador Sebastian Coe on the spot over US city being awarded 2021 World Athletics Championships
Sebastian Coe
E-mails suggest new IAAF president lobbied for town closely linked with the sportswear giant before it was named host WITHOUT a bidding process
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WADA declares Russia and four other countries "non-compliant" - places six more on their watch list
World Anti-Doping Agency
Andorra, Argentina, Bolivia and Ukraine have also been declared as non-compliant, with Brazil, Belgium, France, Greece, Mexico and Spain placed on a watch list
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Russia banned by IAAF as Sebastian Coe declares doping scandal a "shameful wake-up call"
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The World Anti-Doping Agency recommended that Russia should be suspended and during an emergency crisis meeting, the IAAF confirmed the ban
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Vladimir Putin’s sports minister vows to clean up disgraced Russian anti-doping regime
Vladimir Putin
National President wants corrupt officials sacked in the wake of damning WADA report and Vitaly Mutko intends to put his words into action
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