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Home / News / Sports News / IAAF doing everything to destroy athletics : Vitaly Mutko
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    IAAF doing everything to destroy athletics : Vitaly Mutko

    Rishikesh Malkhede
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    IAAF doing everything to destroy athletics : Vitaly Mutko
  • In an open letter to the IAAF, the Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko criticised the organization of causing more destruction than development in athletics.

    After IAAF upheld its ban on Russian athletes from participating in Rio Olympics, he said that IAAF had blamed Russia unfairly in the doping scandal.

    Furious after the IAAF's decision, Russian President Vladamir Putin said that the decision was "unfair."

  • In this article
    What is IAAF ? Russian athletes banned Not just Russia Bigger scandal than the FIFA IAAF doing everything to destroy athletics : Vitaly Mutko Slight ray of hope by IOC
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    What is IAAF ?

    What is IAAF ?
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  • The International Association of Athletics Federations(IAAF) is an international governing body for the sport of athletics.

    Founded in 1912, its aim is to ensure smooth functioning, to have friendly co-operation among its members and to make rules and regulations to govern competitions.

    Sebastian Coe, a former track and field athlete from the United Kingdom is the President of the IAAF.

  • November 2015

    Russian athletes banned

    Russian athletes banned
  • After a whistle-blower leaked IAAF's blood test records for major competitions, IAAF got itself into one of the biggest controversies in sports.

    The data showed extraordinary levels of doping, especially in Russian athletes.

    Following a report filed by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Russian athletes were banned from participating in any international athletic event including the 2016 Rio Olympics.

  • Data

    Not just Russia

  • Kenyan athletes have also been banned by IAAF for breaching the international rules set by WADA for drug testing. Kenya missed the deadlines set by WADA to prove that measures were being taken by the country to tackle doping.

  • The latest controversy

    Bigger scandal than the FIFA

    Bigger scandal than the FIFA
  • After a whistle-blower's claim of doping in athletics, IAAF's ethics commission conducted investigations over the corruption and doping allegations.

    Lamie Diack, former President of IAAF got arrested on suspicion of corruption and money laundering. Diack had allegedly accepted $1.2 million from Russia's Athletics Federation to cover up the doping cases of Russian athletes.

    IAAF lost its biggest sponsor, Adidas, following the controversy.

  • 22 Jun 2016

    IAAF doing everything to destroy athletics : Vitaly Mutko

    IAAF doing everything to destroy athletics : Vitaly Mutko
  • In an open letter to the IAAF, the Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko criticised the organization of causing more destruction than development in athletics.

    After IAAF upheld its ban on Russian athletes from participating in Rio Olympics, he said that IAAF had blamed Russia unfairly in the doping scandal.

    Furious after the IAAF's decision, Russian President Vladamir Putin said that the decision was "unfair."

  • Quote

    Slight ray of hope by IOC

  • The International Olympic Committee( IOC ) President Thomas Bach said that some athletes can compete under the Russian flag in the Rio Olympics, if cleared by the IAFF .

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