IAAF deny doping cover-ups during build-up to London Olympics

The IAAF has denied any suggestion it looked to cover up Russian doping cases in the run-up to the London Olympics.

IAAF deny doping cover-ups during build-up to London Olympics

The IAAF has denied any suggestion it looked to cover up Russian doping cases in the run-up to the London Olympics.

It was reported on Tuesday evening that leaked internal documents from athletics’ beleaguered world governing body showed that before the 2012 Games it proposed keeping doping bans for less well-known Russian athletes under wraps.

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