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Sebastian Coe helped to IAAF presidency by 'corrupt' official
Source: BBC
Sebastian Coe helped to IAAF presidency by 'corrupt' official
By Mark Daly & James Oliver
BBC Scotland Investigations and Panorama
16 June 2016 Athletics
BBC Panorama has learnt that Lord Coe won the presidency of the International Association of Athletics Federations with the help of the man at the centre of the sport's doping scandal.
Text messages seen by the BBC suggest ex-IAAF consultant Papa Massata Diack, now wanted by Interpol, secured votes for Lord Coe's August election victory.
The programme also suggests Coe may have misled the UK parliament.
The double British Olympic 1500m champion, 59, denies any wrongdoing.
The text messages suggest Diack, son of the disgraced former IAAF president Lamine Diack, helped secure African delegate votes for Coe.
The investigation also uncovers evidence Coe may have misled a parliamentary select committee over when he first became aware of the allegations of doping and corruption in athletics.
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By Mark Daly & James Oliver
BBC Scotland Investigations and Panorama
16 June 2016 Athletics
BBC Panorama has learnt that Lord Coe won the presidency of the International Association of Athletics Federations with the help of the man at the centre of the sport's doping scandal.
Text messages seen by the BBC suggest ex-IAAF consultant Papa Massata Diack, now wanted by Interpol, secured votes for Lord Coe's August election victory.
The programme also suggests Coe may have misled the UK parliament.
The double British Olympic 1500m champion, 59, denies any wrongdoing.
The text messages suggest Diack, son of the disgraced former IAAF president Lamine Diack, helped secure African delegate votes for Coe.
The investigation also uncovers evidence Coe may have misled a parliamentary select committee over when he first became aware of the allegations of doping and corruption in athletics.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/36541301
