IAAF takes doping claims "extremely seriously" says presidential candidate Coe

ByReuters

Published 02/08/2015 at 15:30 GMT

Sebastian Coe, a candidate to run world athletic's governing body, said the organisation would take fresh allegations of doping "extremely seriously", after a newspaper and a broadcaster said leaked data showed evidence of mass doping in the sport.

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"In response to today's media reports, I know that the IAAF takes these allegations extremely seriously and it will issue a robust and detailed response to them and continue to work closely, as it has always done, with WADA (the World Anti-Doping Agency)," Coe said on Twitter.

Coe, a former British Olympic athlete, is bidding to become president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and has been an outspoken campaigner against doping.

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