Sebastian Coe, IAAF's President, attends the IAAF press conference in Monaco, November 26, 2015. REUTERS/Jean-Pierre Amet
PARIS (Reuters) - The controversial decision to award the 2021 athletics world championships to the U.S. city of Eugene is being investigated by France's national financial prosecutors as part of a wide-ranging probe into the sport's governing body.
A spokesman said on Wednesday that prosecutors decided to open the investigation on Dec. 1 following reports in international media that questioned the decision by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).
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