Category: ATHLETICS
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ARAF Reinstatement Conditions and Verification Criteria
Monaco, Dec 11, 2015: The Terms of Reference of the IAAF Taskforce, which include the Reinstatement Conditions and Verification Criteria concerning the suspended IAAF Member Federation the All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF), have been sent to ARAF and can be downloaded HERE. The Terms of Reference were approved by the IAAF Taskforce in consultation with the…
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Seven Member Federations interested in hosting 2016 IAAF events
Monaco, Dec 9, 2015: The IAAF is pleased to confirm that Letters of Interest have been received from seven Member Federations interested in hosting the IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships and the IAAF World U20 Championships. An accelerated bidding process was opened for the two events following the full suspension of the Russian IAAF…
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Bid process opened for reallocation of 2016 IAAF events
Monaco, Dec 3, 2015: An accelerated bidding process has been opened today for the reallocation of two 2016 IAAF World Athletics Series competitions, with the decisions due on 7 January 2016. Following confirmation last week of the full suspension of the Russian IAAF Member Federation ARAF, the process is now underway to reallocate the 2016…
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Sebastian Coe elected as Chairman of the Board of Diamond League
Monaco, Dec 1, 2015: IAAF President Sebastian Coe and fellow IAAF Council Member Anna Riccardi were unanimously elected by the General Assembly on Sunday (29) to become Board Members of the Diamond League AG, the company which owns and operates the IAAF Diamond League. The General Assembly of the Diamond League AG, is composed of…
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WADA and Russian Ministry of Sport meet to discuss rusada’s path forward
Montreal, Nov 27, 2015: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to announce that it had a constructive meeting yesterday with the Russian Ministry of Sport in Frankfurt, Germany — the first such meeting to be held since the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) was declared non-compliant at WADA’s Foundation Board meeting on 18 November. WADA…
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IAAF’s response to allegations of blood doping in athletics
Monaco, Nov 27, 2015: The IAAF has sent a detailed response to the allegations that it has “idly sat by” and tolerated rampant blood doping in Athletics, ahead of next week’s appearance by the IAAF before the UK Parliament’s Culture Media and Sport Select Committee’s inquiry into ‘Blood Doping in Athletics’. The document, which is…
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ARAF accepts full suspension – IAAF Council meeting, Monaco
Monaco, Nov 26, 2015: The full suspension of ARAF and the formation of an IAAF Integrity Unit were confirmed today at the 202nd IAAF Council Meeting in Monaco. The meeting was chaired by IAAF President Sebastian Coe. Two members were absent: individual member Mikhail Butov (RUS) and African Area Association representative David Okeyo (KEN). In…
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Six members of the IAAF Athletes’ Commission have been appointed by IAAF Council
Monaco, Nov 26, 2015: The six new members who have been appointed to join the Athletes’ Commission for the period 2016-2019 are Fabiana Murer (BRA), Paula Radcliffe (GBR), Alina Talay (BLR), Ashton Eaton (USA), Michael Frater (JAM) and Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN). A new chairperson will be decided by the commission when they hold their next…
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Eaton and Dibaba are crowned 2015 IAAF World Athletes of the Year
Monaco, Nov 26, 2015: USA’s Ashton Eaton and Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba were named the male and female IAAF World Athletes of the Year for 2015 on Thursday (26). Both athletes set world records during 2015, Eaton in the decathlon and Dibaba in the 1500m, and won gold medals in these events at the IAAF World…
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Marta Dominguez banned for 3 years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport
Lausanne, Nov 19, 2015: A Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Panel has found the Spanish middle-distance runner Marta Dominguez Azpeleta guilty of an anti-doping rule violation and sanctioned her with a three-year period of ineligibility following abnormalities in her Athlete Biological Passport (ABP). In March 2013, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) informed…