Papa Massata Diack

Lamine Diack corruption trial: Former IAAF president says he should have been more vigilant

Diack is being tried on corruption, money laundering and breach of trust charges.

French prosecutors recommend trial for ex-IAAF chief Lamine Diack over corruption charges, alleged role in Russian doping issue

French prosecutors have recommended that the former head of athletics' governing body IAAF, Lamine Diack, and his son stand trial for allegedly obstructing sanctions against Russia for doping in return for payments, sources told AFP Monday.

Tsunekazu Takeda to step down as Japan's Olympic Committee chief in June amid claims of corruption in Tokyo 2020 bid

Tsunekazu Takeda said that he would step down as JOC chief, as French authorities probe his involvement in payments made before Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Olympics

Japan's Olympic Committee chief, charged with corruption, claims he didn't know of lobby firm's links to middle man

Tsunekazu Takeda was charged this month by French investigating magistrates probing two payments totalling $2.3 million (two million euros) made before and after the Japanese capital was chosen to host the Olympics in a September 2013 vote.

Japan's Olympic Committee chief Tsunekazu Takeda denies corruption allegations linked to 2020 Tokyo Games bid

French investigating magistrates have indicted Tsunekazu Takeda as they probe two payments made before Tokyo was chosen to host the 2020 Olympic Games.

Bidding for 2016 Rio Olympics marred by corruption, claim investigators

Eight years later, evidence is emerging tainting Rio's triumph of becoming the first city in South America selected to host an Olympics.

Investigators find signs of corruption in Rio Olympics bid after emergence of scandals

Eric Walther Maleson, a former Brazilian IOC member, pointed towards Carlos Nuzman, president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) and leader of the Rio bid, saying that bribes had been paid to secure the Olympic Grail.

Rio Olympics chief lynchpin behind plot to bribe IOC during Games bid, allege Brazilian police officials

Brazilian officials said that the country's Olympics chief was the "lynchpin" in a plot to bribe the International Olympic Committee into awarding Rio de Janeiro the 2016 Games

Ex-IAAF president's son, former Russian athletics chief lose appeal against life bans imposed over doping scandal

Disgraced ex-IAAF president Lamine Diack's son Papa Massata Diack, former Russian athletics chief Valentin Balakhnichev and coach Alexei Melnikov lost their appeals Monday against life bans imposed over corruption.

Corruption charge hit ex-IAAF chief pays $550,000 bail with help from longstanding friends

Longstanding friends of former Senegalese IAAF chief Lamine Diack, who faces charges of corruption and taking bribes to cover up doping cases in Russia, have stumped up a bail payment of 500,000 euros ($550,000), his family said Monday.