Beijing : Lamine Diack, the outgoing chief of world athletics governing body IAAF, has said a doping scandal in the sport has not been verified and he believed 99 percent athletes are clean.
“I do not intend to take control over the IAAF ethical committee which does not receive directions and orders from me,” Diack said in French.
“They have their own resources to launch the anti-doping work. Besides, IAAF hopes to cooperate with WADA. We’ll make investments to support their work.
Rumour has it, 200 out of 3000 samples have been checked to be positive. I don’t believe that track and field is the sports item with higher doping possibilities.
“If needed, IAAF would like to recheck the samples, including the ones on the last two Championships. I’d rather believe that 99 percent of the athletes are clean. I did not intend to resist releasing the related information. IAAF is now experiencing some crisis and I need to end those wrong charges.
“Some say IAAF will bankrupt, but I don’t think so. The new president, Sebastian Coe, will handle these issues in his term.”
