Lamine Diack

Lamine Diack (born 7 June 1933 – 3 December 2021) was a Senegalese businessman, sports administrator, and athlete. He was president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) from 1999 to 2015. He was the subject of numerous investigations into corruption during his tenure as president. He was also a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1999 to 2013, then an honorary member from 2014 to 2015, and the chairman of the National Water Company "Société Nationale des Eaux" of Senegal (SONES) from 1995 to 2001. He had been under house arrest since November 2015, and his trial in France started in June 2020. On 16 September 2020, Diack, his son Papa Massata Diack, the head of the IAAF anti-doping department Gabriel Dolle, and other persons were given prison sentences for their part in a coverup of doping in Russia. Quotes It's a difficult crisis but we will put it behind us by cleaning all this. I cannot accept that somebody came and said in Russia it's 99% cheating. It's not true, I understand after this kind of crisis people are saying 'OK, what are they doing, is it right or not?', but I think we have to be absolutely clear that our athletes are 90% to 95% clean. I'm convinced I know my department. I know how they work very, very hard about the fight against doping, and I didn't see any reason to make a cover-up of a doping case. We face a difficult situation in Russia... we have to clean up what is going on in Russia now. OK, in Russia there are some cheaters and if it's demonstrated that cheating is organised we have to take action, not only on the athletes, but on the leaders. It's our job to clean all this and take all the measures we have to take. It's a crisis, absolutely. We have to put this behind us but we will arrive to make it. You cannot leave any doubt about our results. If we come to a situation where people are saying 'what they are doing is not true', what then? So we have to clean. Russian doping: Athletics faces 'crisis' admits IAAF chief Diac, February 16 2015 External links Category:1933 births Category:Sportspeople from Senegal Category:Businesspeople from Senegal Category:People charged with crimes Category:2021 deaths