IAAF look at plans to rewrite record books

Athletics’ world governing body the IAAF has been urged to accept a “radical” new proposal that would lead to the sport’s world records being rewritten.

European Athletics announced yesterday that its ruling Council had accepted a project team’s recommendations to overhaul the record lists by eliminating any doping doubts surrounding performances.

European Athletics said it would now forward them to the IAAF “with the recommendation that the two organisations coordinate the implementation of new record ratification rules”.