Lamine Diack, Ex IAAF Chief Convicted of Corruption, Dies

Lamine Diack, Ex IAAF Chief Convicted of Corruption, Dies
Lamine Diack adjusts his headphones during a joint IOC and IAAF news conference on the site of the World Athletic Championships in Beijing, China, on Aug. 21, 2015. Kin Cheung/AP Photo
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DAKAR, Senegal—Lamine Diack, the controversial long-time leader of track and field who was convicted of extorting money from athletes and accused of taking bribes in an Olympic hosting vote, has died, his family said Friday. He was 88.

Awa Diack, niece of the former International Olympic Committee member, told The Associated Press that “my uncle Lamine Diack passed away Thursday to Friday night.“