Coe defends Eugene decision amid French inquiry
He says Osaka was given the event in such circumstances
London
WORLD athletics head Sebastian Coe said on Thursday the award of the 2021 world championships to the US city of Eugene without a bidding process was perfectly legitimate, after French prosecutors announced an investigation of the decision.
French national financial prosecutors said a case had been opened in response to media reports questioning the award by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), which has been shaken in …
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