LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The IOC has provisionally suspended Lamine Diack as an honorary member after the former IAAF president was placed under investigation in France on corruption charges.
The IOC executive board has also asked track and field’s governing body to open disciplinary cases against Russian athletes, coaches and officials accused in the World Anti-Doping Agency’s report on widespread doping in the country.
The IOC says it would be ready to strip medals from any Russian athletes found guilty by the IAAF of doping violations.
The IOC board, acting on the recommendation of its ethics commission, approved Diack’s provisional suspension.
Diack served as a full IOC member for 15 years until 2014, when he became an honorary member. He stepped down in August as president of the IAAF.
Diack was detained last week and charged by French authorities with corruption and money laundering linked to the coverup of Russian doping cases.
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