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IAAF bans 3 officials in ethics investigation

LONDON (AP) — Three officials of track and field’s world governing body — including one of Sebastian Coe‘s top aides — were provisionally suspended Friday for allegedly receiving money to conceal Russian doping cases.

The IAAF ethics board imposed six-month suspensions on former communications director Nick Davies, his wife and project manager Jane Boulter-Davies, and medical manager Pierre-Yves Garnier, pending a full investigation.

Panel chairman Michael Beloff said the suspensions were leveled “in the interests of the integrity of the sport but do not prejudge the outcome of the investigations.