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Coe defends Eugene decision amid French inquiry
He says Osaka was given the event in such circumstances
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Thu, Dec 10, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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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 recent months by a wider corruption and doping scandal.
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