ATHLETICS NEWS - Athletics global governing body has not been made aware of any information that would give it concern about successful world championship bids by Doha and Eugene, Oregon, the IAAF's chief executive told Reuters on Wednesday.
French prosecutors said in 2015 the bids were being investigated as part of a wide-ranging probe into the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). "At this point we have not been privy to any information that would give us any doubt," Olivier Gers said in a telephone interview from Eugene, which will host the 2021 championships.
The 2019 event is set for Doha.
"We are working with investigative authorities around the world to root out the problems of the past," said Gers, who was in Eugene for a site visit.
The IAAF's former president, Lamine Diack, is under investigation in France for alleged corruption relating to demands for payment from athletes to hide positive doping results.
Diack has denied the allegations.
