Atletika • Sport

Sebastien Coe elett President tal-IAAF

19 ta' Awwissu 2015
epa04888754 Former IAAF President Lamine Diack (L) and new IAAF President, former British Olympic medalist Sebastian Coe (R) attend a press conference after the IAAF elections at China National Convention Centre in Beijing, China, 19 August 2015. Coe, 58, has been elected president of the ruling athletics body International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on 19 August 2015, beating Ukraine's Sergey Bubka 115-92. Coe succeeds Senegal's Lamine Diack, who is stepping down after 16 years in office. EPA/WU HONG

L-eks Champion Olimpiku tal-Atletika Lord Sebastien Coe (ritratt) kien elett bħala President tal-Federazzjoni Internazzjonali tal-Atletika (IAAF).

Il-214-il membri tal-Federazzjoni xeħtu l-vot tagħhom f’Beijing biex iddeċiedew min għandu jmexxi l-isport, li bħalissa jinsab għaddej minn taqlib kbir wara serje ta’ allegazzjonijiet ta’ doping.

Coe, li kien Chairman tal-Kumitat Organizzattiv tal-Olimpjadi ta’ Londra fl-2012, ħa post Lamine Diack tas-Senegal, li ta’ 82 sena rtira mill-kariga wara 16-il sena fit-tmexxija.

Coe kiseb 115-il vot kontra d-92 li kiseb l-isfidant tiegħu, l-eks Champion tal-Pole Vault Sergey Bubka.

L-elezzjoni saret tlett ijiem biss qabel jibdew il-Kampjonati tad-dinja tal-Atletika f’Beijing, bl-ewwel terminu ta’ Coe fil-kariga se jkun ta’ erba’ snin.