THE son of disgraced IAAF president Lamine Diack, Papa Massata Diack, is in more hot water after reports from France alleged he received a $3.5 million payment from the Qatari government just days before the country’s bid to host the 2017 IAAF World Championships failed.
Diack Jr was banned for life from the sport earlier this year as a result of his role in the scandal surrounding corruption in the IAAF, in which he denies any involvement.
French newspaper Le Monde claims to have seen receipts from 2011 showing payments made by Oryx Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) – a government-controlled organisation – to a company set up by Diack Jr. The Qatar Athletics Federation has denied any wrongdoing of QSI.