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IAAF: Lord Coe backed despite damning report of athletics body
Source: BBC
IAAF: Lord Coe backed despite damning report of athletics body
14 January 2016 Athletics
Lord Coe is the right man to lead the crisis-hit IAAF according to the author of a report that claims "corruption was embedded" within the organisation.
Coe, 59, became boss of the body that governs world athletics last August after eight years as a vice-president.
Since then, the IAAF has come in for heavy criticism, accused of helping cover up systematic doping in Russia.
But Dick Pound, whose report damns IAAF governance, insists he "can't think of anyone better" than Coe to lead it.
"I think it's a fabulous responsibility for the IAAF to seize this opportunity and, under strong leadership, to move forward," said Pound.
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14 January 2016 Athletics
Lord Coe is the right man to lead the crisis-hit IAAF according to the author of a report that claims "corruption was embedded" within the organisation.
Coe, 59, became boss of the body that governs world athletics last August after eight years as a vice-president.
Since then, the IAAF has come in for heavy criticism, accused of helping cover up systematic doping in Russia.
But Dick Pound, whose report damns IAAF governance, insists he "can't think of anyone better" than Coe to lead it.
"I think it's a fabulous responsibility for the IAAF to seize this opportunity and, under strong leadership, to move forward," said Pound.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/35309759
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