World Athletics

The International Association of Athletics Federations has defended its decision to introduce a new anti-doping system for the upcoming World Championships in Beijing, as European Athletics president Svein Arne Hansen called on the new leader of the IAAF to focus his efforts on the fight against doping.

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Lamine Diack has stated his belief that the sport has a strong future under one of two “great champions” lined up as his successor, while the Senegalese official has said general secretary Essar Gabriel will also leave the governing body.

The IAAF has denied a report that the global governing body of athletics vetoed the publication of a study showing that up to a third of competitors at the 2011 World Championships admitted using banned performance-enhancing techniques.

Sir Craig Reedie, president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has hit out at calls to ban nations for persistent doping offences, stating that such a move could cause significant damage to athletics.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has said it has opened disciplinary action against a further 28 athletes following reanalysis of samples taken during its 2005 and 2007 World Championships in Helsinki and Osaka, respectively.

London Marathon organisers have criticised the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) for its “failure to take effective action” in the battle against doping following further revelations, this time concerning the World Marathon Majors (WMM) collective of elite races.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said its Independent Commission will “urgently launch” an investigation into the latest doping allegations to hit athletics, adding that it “deplores” the manner in which the accusations have emerged.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has sought to reassure athletes in the wake of the latest doping allegations to hit athletics by stating that the leaked database cited in the accusations is not from its Anti-Doping Administration & Management System (ADAMS).

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) presidential candidate Sergey Bubka has called on his sport to improve the speed and transparency of its anti-doping systems, as the two scientists involved in the latest wave of allegations to hit athletics defended their findings of widespread blood doping.

Sebastian Coe, who is bidding for the presidency of the IAAF, has defended the drug-testing strategy adopted by the global governing body of athletics in the wake of fresh allegations about doping in the sport.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has today strongly denied the renewed wave of allegations concerning mass doping in the sport, criticising them as “sensationalist and confusing” while also expressing its “surprise” at the comments of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on the matter.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said it is “very alarmed” after fresh allegations concerning widespread doping in athletics emerged yesterday (Sunday).

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has said it will seek meetings with experts and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on gender testing guidelines, while president Lamine Diack has stated Beijing 2015 is back on track after rebuking organisers of the World Athletics Championships earlier this month.

Lamine Diack, the president of the International Association of Athletics Federations, has urged organisers of the global governing body’s 2015 World Championships in Beijing, China to ramp up efforts to sell tickets for the event.

Athletics is on the brink of new leadership for the first time in 16 years, with two Olympic and athletic legends – Sebastian Coe and Sergey Bubka - facing off in the battle to succeed Lamine Diack as president of the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations). We asked industry insiders who is odds on to win the sport’s biggest race.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has today (Friday) confirmed that Lord Sebastian Coe and Sergey Bubka will be the only two candidates in August’s presidential election.