Person: Habib Cisse

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IAAF trio handed life bans in doping scandal

The full scale of corruption involving senior IAAF officials has been laid bare after three of athletics’ leading figures were handed lifetime bans for blackmail and covering up positive drugs tests.

Fri, 08 Jan, 2016

Thompson labels crisis the worst ever

Daley Thompson has labelled the corruption scandal surrounding international athletics as the worst crisis to have ever hit the sport, and worse than that at Fifa

Fri, 06 Nov, 2015

French police investigate former IAAF president Lamine Diack

International athletics has been plunged into a major corruption crisis after French police confirmed former IAAF president Lamine Diack is being investigated over an alleged payment of more than €200,000 to cover up doping offences by Russian athletes.

Thu, 05 Nov, 2015

Son of IAAF president Diack resigns amid doping probe

The son of IAAF president Lamine Diack has stepped down from his activities with athletics’ world governing body pending an investigation into allegations of a cover-up of doping in Russia.

Fri, 12 Dec, 2014