Russian Doping case: Sebastian Coe accused of misleading inquiry

Sebastian Coe

A report published by British legislators has accused IAAF chief Sebastian Coe of misleading a parliamentary inquiry into doping.

The digital, culture, media and sports committee's report was critical of Coe's responses to questions regarding how much he knew about doping within track and field.

In the report published, legislators said Coe "sought to distance himself from any knowledge of the allegations of doping in Russian athletics before the details were exposed in the German documentary in December 2014.

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