Corruption sentence for Papa Massata Diack stands
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…