Athletics




IAAF to make $20 million savings

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

May 28 - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is to cut its budget by $20 million (£14 million) through a combination of cuts and savings from a favourable exchange rate, the President Lamine Diack (pictured) announced today.









Coe warns that IAAF faces a major crisis

By Duncan Mackay in London
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

May 12 - Sebastian Coe, the 1980 and 1984 Olympic 1500 metres champion, today painted a picture of athletics as a sport standing on the edge of a major crisis that, if serious issues are not addressed, could threaten its future.