Track and field must be rebuilt - former world champion

David Oliver of the U.S reacts after winning the men's 110m hurdles event at the IAAF Diamond League Athletics in Shanghai May 17, 2015. REUTERS/Aly Song

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Athletics' crisis-hit governing body needs to be completely restructured, but IAAF president Sebastian Coe should be given the chance to lead the reforms, former world hurdles champion David Oliver has told Reuters.

"It (the IAAF) needs to be brought down and rebuilt from the ground," Oliver said of the recent doping and corruption scandal that has engulfed the sport.