BEIJING/MOSCOW, 19 Jan - R-Sport, Maria Vorobyov, Andrey Simonenko. Congress of the international Association of athletics federations (IAAF), which began its work on the first day of the week in Beijing, was elected the new President of the organization. They became Lord Sebastian CoE is a double Olympic champion in the men's 1,500 m from the UK who has replaced on a post of the head of the IAAF Lamine Diack, 82-year-old father of fifteen children from Senegal, who led the world of athletics Since 1999.
The work of the Congress of the IAAF began With the report of the outgoing President of the organization. Diack in his own speech, he paid Close attention to the battle against doping in athletics and, for example, explained recent accusations of the German and British press that the IAAF as if to hide the evidence of doping violations from leading athletes.
"The media represents us as a monster. Write that in athletics all take drugs. But we have to remember that all undertakings in the battle With doping come from athletics. A new team will come in and continue that work. I hope that they will be able to go even further than me and my team, " said Diack at the Congress.
afterward as it was announced that Deacon will be awarded the title of honorary President of the IAAF, was held valaisiana on the issue of membership Association of athletics federations Kosovo and South Sudan. The decision was made positive. Thus from members of the IAAF was expelled Federation of Gabon.
A speech on the financial situation of the IAAF voted Treasurer of the organization, the former head of the all-Russian athletics Federation (vfla) Valentin Balakhnichev. Before this year Balakhnichev time has stopped its membership in the Council of the IAAF and the position of Treasurer after the ethics Commission of the IAAF have discovered about his case involving allegations of systematic doping Russian athletes.
According to balahnicheva, now the IAAF has in recent years - $ 90 million. The budget of the IAAF for 2016, said Balakhnichev, expected surplus, But in 2014, losses amounted to about 1 million 800 thousand dollars.
Before the procedure of elections of the President of the IAAF, With brief speeches were made by two candidates for the position of new head of the organization. Champion capital in 1980 Olympics and Games-1984 in Los Angeles in the women's 1,500 meters Briton Sebastian CoE and 1988 Olympic champion in the pole vault Ukrainian Sergey Bubka repeated the main points of their election agenda. Then there was valaisiana. According to the results of CoE scored 115 votes, Bubka - 92. So, CoE.
"most importantly, I Wish to thank Sergey for such a good, long campaign. But I think we both believe in Our sport (athletics), which must be fairly priced. I wish to thank you, the head deacon, for your personal kindness that you have extended to me in public, the national Federation for what you believe me today. I will work with all of you, will shape the future of our sport, " said CoE After the election.
"Now I have the opportunity to give the baton CoE, who is ready for this work. Our sport is in good, solid hands. He will have the opportunity to bring athletics to a larger level. He belongs to the new generation in comparison With us, " said the former head Diack IAAF After being elected Board President.
in held after the elections to the governing bodies of the IAAF took part, and the Russian Plenipotentiaries. The Secretary General wfla Mikhail Butov was elected a member of the IAAF Council. The winner olimpiskih games 2004 in long jump Tatyana Lebedeva became a member of the IAAF women's Department, and Elena Orlova joined the technical Committee of the IAAF.
"very pleased that the Russian Federation will again be represented in the Council of the IAAF, that trust from the international federations, said Butov.- it is important that we bring forth the voice of our Federation, our country, the most currently. Assume hard Work, because there is no finish line, we only have qualified, So to say, and then leave to start. The development of the sport in General and the improvement of a great many processes that today, frankly, are not perfect in athletics, as well as protecting the interests of our athletes and the sport are the primary tasks ".
Also Butov said that nourishes hope shortly to discuss With the new President of the IAAF its programme of work in the Council, this meeting could take place in Moscow.
Sebastian CoE in his first press conference After being elected President of the IAAF named his new team very strong." I already gave an assessment of how well equipped the IAAF committees. Will make every effort to bring the sport to a new level, I'll do it, " he graduated from CoE.
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