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French Prosecutors Request Four-Year Jail Sentence For Ex-IAAF Chief Lamine Diack

Olawale Alabi Jun 17, 2020 0

French financial prosecutors on Wednesday sought a four-year jail sentence for Lamine Diack, the former head of IAAF, the athletics’ governing body now renamed IAAF. SEE ALSO: Drug Trafficking: Dutch Olympic Athlete, Madiea Ghafoor Jailed…

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Jamaica’s Fraser-Pryce ran 10.71s to become the world’s fastest woman

Alexander Ore Sep 30, 2019 0

Day 3 it was in Doha and it was a night for the pace setters in the ongoing IAAF World Athletics Championship Doha 2019 which saw Jamaica's Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce completed a quartet of 100m titles and stepped onto the podium as the…

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IAAF lists nominees for Male World Athlete of 2018 award

Olawale Alabi Oct 23, 2018 0

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Tuesday released a list of 10 nominees for the Male World Athlete of the Year award.The world athletics governing body had this week opened the voting process for the 2018…

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IAAF to introduce world rankings in 2018

News Agency of Nigeria Nov 3, 2017 0

Athletics is to introduce a world rankings system in 2018 as part of a widespread effort to bring some sense and shape to its currently nebulous calendar and continue to move away from the sport’s scandal-hit past.The introduction of…

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Fans blame Nigeria’s dismal performance at IAAF Championships on lack of investment

Uju Aug 15, 2017 0

As more reactions trail Team Nigeria’s poor outing at the just-concluded International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Athletics Championships, fans blame it on lack of investment, vision, blueprint and transparency.Some…

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Rio Olympics 2016: IAAF Bans Nigerian Women’s Relay Team

Owolabi Oluwasegun Jul 29, 2016 0

A Nigerian athlete, Tosin Adeloye has been banned by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) for testing positive to drugs.The Nigerian 4x400m women's relay team, due to the recent development. has been banned from…

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Nigeria will feature in IAAF U-20 Championships despite cash crunch — Ogba

Kelechi Uchenna Jul 12, 2016 0

With less than eight days to the commencement of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World U-20 Championships, the national junior athletes may not go into camping for the competition.But Solomon Ogba, the…

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IAAF world indoor championships: Nigera’s 4x400m men’s relay team in final

Owolabi Oluwasegun Mar 20, 2016 0

Nigeria’s male 4 x 400 metres relay team on Saturday in Portland, U.S. ran a season best to advance to Sunday’s final at the four-day 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian side…

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Adidas To Terminate Sponsorship Deal With IAAF

Kelechi Uchenna Jan 26, 2016 0

Adidas, the IAAF’s biggest sponsor, has told athletics’ world governing body it is to terminate their sponsorship deal four years early, the BBC has reported.The sportswear giant informed the IAAF of its decision which is understood to…

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Russia Accepts IAAF Ban For Doping

Jide Nov 27, 2015 0

The Russian athletics federation has accepted its ban from the sport in the wake of widespread doping revelations, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said yesterday.The IAAF Council is meeting in Monaco…

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IAAF Provisionally Suspends Russia From Athletics

Jide Nov 14, 2015

Russia’s athletics federation has been provisionally suspended from international competition – including the Olympic Games – for its alleged involvement in widespread doping.The IAAF took the action after the publication of an…