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Filbert Bayi / TOC General Secretary Tanzania Olympic Committee (TOC) has called on national sports associations to submit details on their participation in the next year’s Olympics.   Sports associations have to submit the details, which include information on when the bodies will participate in the Olympic qualifiers.   The associations include Boxing Federation of Tanzania (BFT), Athletics Tanzania (AT), Tanzania Swimming Association (TSA), National Netball Association (Chaneta), and Judo Association of Tanzania (JATA).   TOC secretary general, Filbert Bayi, disclosed the associations are required to present the details with a view to securing participation in the Olympic qualifiers on time.   Bayi  said failure to submit the details will render the associations unable to represent the country at the Olympics, which will take place in Rio de Janeiro.   “I urge the sports associations to act on the issue, there ...

The IAAF Ethics Commission has provisionally suspended Athletics Kenya (AK) president, Isaiah Kiplagat, vice-president, David Okeyo and former treasurer; Joseph Kinyua from holding office for 180 days to facilitate investigations into corruption allegations. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Ethics Commission has suspended three Athletics Kenya officials for their alleged involvement in graft and subversion of the anti-doping control in Kenya. The commission indicated that a prima facie case has been established against outgoing AK President Isaiah Kiplagat, Vice President David Okeyo and former AK Treasurer Joseph Kinyua. Consequently, the officials have been suspended for six months (180 days) to allow investigations into the allegations. Michael Beloff, IAAF chairman, said in a statement that the move has been taken to safeguard the interests and integrity of the sport. READ MORE: IAAF to probe Okeyo over graft

IAAF President / Sebastian Coe The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Friday defended its anti-doping efforts, hitting back at a London newspaper's allegations the federation was lax in enforcing rules. The statement came a day after Sebastian Coe, the IAAF's president, ended his 100,000 pound-a-year association with Nike and Russia's announcement it would not fight a ban on participation in international track-and-field athletic events until its anti-doping efforts could be brought in line with IAAF standards. The IAAF said it has profiles on 5,500 athletes based on 13,000 blood samples. So far, 145 athletes have been caught with performance-enhancing drugs in their systems. Eight were banned for attempting to manipulate results, and 56 have been sanctioned, with 13 more cases pending and 12 "currently in the pipeline." The Times of London said more athletes should have been sanctioned, and action should have been taken ...

MONACO (AP) — The IAAF says Russia's federation fully accepts its suspension from track and field over its systematic doping culture. The IAAF council voted on Nov. 13 to suspend Russia's federation — ARAF — after a "deeply rooted culture of cheating" was identified by a World Anti-Doping Agency commission. Russia was told by the IAAF to ban athletes, doctors, coaches and others who doped or were complicit in it and implement reforms, including encouraging whistle-blowing . The IAAF says its council was informed on Thursday that "written confirmation had been received ... from ARAF accepting their full suspension without requesting a hearing." An IAAF statement adds that the Russians "will cooperate fully and actively" with inspectors who will rule on whether they can be reinstated to the governing body.

Rais Uhuru Kenyatta Rais wa Kenya amefanya mabadiliko katika Baraza lake la Mawaziri na kuwaacha wote ambao wizara zao zilikumbwa na tuhuma za ufisadi. Rais Uhuru Kenyatta amechukua hatua hiyo siku moja tu baada ya kutangaza ufisadi kuwa tishio kwa usalama wa kitaifa. Rais ameahidi kufanya mabadiliko zaidi katika afisi yake hivi karibuni. Katika hotuba ilioonyeshwa kwa njia ya Televisheni, Rais Kenyatta ameongeza idadi ya wizara kutoka 16 hadi 20 na kuongeza idara mpya chini ya wizara mbalimbali katika kile alichosema ni kusaidia mawaziri kutekeleza majukumu yao bora zaidi. Idara hizo zimeongezwa kutoka 26 hadi 41. Rais Kenyatta amefanya mabadiliko katika baraza lake la mawaziri baada ya mawaziri sita kulazimika kujiondoa kutokana na wizara walizosimamia kuhusishwa na ufisadi huku wawili kati yao wakikabiliwa na kesi mahakamani. Ni mabadiliko yaliyotarajiwa hasa baada ya hatua ya aliyekuwa waziri wa Ugatuzi Anne Waiguru kujihuzulu mwishoni mwa jum...

IAAF President Sebastian Coe (Getty Images) In our continued effort to be as transparent as possible and to ensure that the public have the same access to the information that the IAAF provides the media, we now share the latest set of 'frequently asked questions' and our answers. Further to the set of questions and answers we published on Sunday related to enquiries by The Sunday Times (UK) concerning IAAF Council’s vote in April 2015 to award Eugene the 2021 IAAF World Championships, yesterday the BBC (UK) asked IAAF President Sebastian Coe the following questions: QU: Did you lobby the IAAF and/or Lamine Diack on behalf of Eugene 2021? If so, given your role with Nike and Nike’s close association with Eugene and Tracktown USA, what would you say to those who would consider this to be a conflict of interest?   AN:  No, I did not lobby anyone on behalf of the Eugene 2021 bid.  After their narrow defeat for the 2019 World Champi...