European Athletics President quarantined as number affected by sickness outbreak grows to 40

European Athletics President quarantined as number affected by sickness outbreak grows to 40

European Athletics President Svein Arne Hansen was unable to present the 400 metres hurdles gold medal to Norway's Karsten Warholm here this evening after he was among those to be quarantined during an outbreak of the norovirus at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships.




European Athletics President Hansen says rewriting records decision not likely until year's end

European Athletics President Hansen says rewriting records decision not likely until year's end

Svein Arne Hansen, the European Athletics (EA) President, underlined here today that the controversial suggestions to annul world and continental records in the sport set before 2005 were now firmly the responsibility of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and that any decision on them was not likely at least until the end of the year.