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Mar
12
2023
By JULIETTE JABKHIRO
Corruption sentence for Papa Massata Diack stands

Corruption sentence for Papa Massata Diack stands

ATHLETICS
PARIS appeal court upheld a corruption conviction for Papa Massata Diack, son of Lamine Diack, the late former head of the world athletics governing body. Papa Massata, who has denied all wrongdoing, is currently in Senegal, where he fled seven years ago when the French investigation first began. His lawyer said he was unable to attend the trial because he was under legal supervision and could not leave the country. Papa Massata and his father were at the heart of a scandal that involved taking kickbacks from Russian athletes in return for concealing positive drug tests that enabled them to continue…
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Dec
03
2021
By The African Mirror
World athletics ex-boss Lamine Diack dies at 88

World athletics ex-boss Lamine Diack dies at 88

ATHLETICS
DIADIE BA LAMINE Diack, the former head of world athletics' governing body who was convicted of corruption last year, died at home in Senegal on Friday at the age of 88, his son told Reuters. Diack led the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) from 1999 to 2015, during which he was later found guilty of running a clique that covered up Russian doping in return for millions of dollars in bribes. A French court sentenced him to four years in prison in 2020, but he was never jailed. He remained under house arrest and was later released on bail.…
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Sep
23
2020
By The African Mirror
Tokyo 2020 consulting firm paid around $370,000 to Diack’s son

Tokyo 2020 consulting firm paid around $370,000 to Diack’s son

NEWS
A consulting firm for Tokyo's Olympic bid committee paid around $370,000 to the son of Lamine Diack, once one of the world's most powerful sports officials, around the time Japan was picked to host the 2020 Games, Kyodo News has reported. The report comes amid French investigations into the former head of Tokyo's bid committee, Tsunekazu Takeda, for approving around $2 million in payments to Black Tidings, a now-defunct consulting firm in Singapore. The report said the findings, based on a review of financial documents as well as reporting by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and several media organisations…
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Sep
17
2020
By The African Mirror
Ex-head of world athletics Diack jailed for two years for corruption

Ex-head of world athletics Diack jailed for two years for corruption

NEWS
THE former head of world athletics' governing body, Lamine Diack, has been convicted in France of corruption in a Russian doping scandal and sentenced to spend at least two years in jail. Diack, 87, was found guilty of accepting bribes from athletes suspected of doping, to cover up test results and let them continue competing, including in the 2012 London Olympics. The court also found Diack guilty of accepting Russian money to help finance Macky Sall's campaign for the 2012 Senegal presidential election, in exchange for slowing anti-doping procedures. Prosecutors said Diack had solicited bribes totalling 3.45 million euros ($4.10…
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