A courtroom in Paris sentenced former President of the International Athletics Federation (IAAF) Lamin Diak to 4 years in jail, two of which had been suspended, on fees of corruption whereas working for the IAAF. In addition, as Reuters reported on Wednesday, September 16, Diak is obliged to pay a wonderful of 500 thousand euros.

Lamin Diak admitted that he had been hiding constructive doping exams for Russian athletes since 2010. As a consequence, a few of them had been capable of take part within the 2012 Olympics in London and even gained medals there.

Two Russians sentenced to jail phrases

The courtroom additionally sentenced in absentia the top of the All-Russian Athletics Federation, Valentin Balakhnichev, and the top coach of the Russian nationwide workforce, Alexei Melnikov, to 3 and two years in jail, respectively. Balakhnichev and Melnikov are in Russia.

Lamine Diak led the IAAF from 1999 to 2015. The All-Russian Athletics Federation has been disqualified since 2015 as a result of doping violations; Russian athletes can not compete in worldwide tournaments beneath the nationwide flag.

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