IAAF President Sebastian Coe attends a news conference after the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) council meeting in Vienna, Austria, June 17, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - IAAF President Sebastian Coe announced a shake up of the organisation on Wednesday aimed at ensuring there can be no repeat of the corruption scandals that have dogged athletics’ governing body during his first, tumultuous, year in office.
The most eye catching of a raft of “governance reforms” is a commitment for the all-powerful Council to be split equally between men and women.
