The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the person wasn’t authorized to discuss the investigation publicly. The official said Al-Khelaifi is suspected of corruption “in regards with Qatar’s track and field worlds.” Al-Khelaifi is from Qatar. Al-Obaidly’s representatives say the payments made by Oryx to the IAAF’s appointed agent were transparent and part of the normal bidding process. Mediapart said Al-Khelaifi was questioned by the judge in March and denied any knowledge of the payments at the time. Diack, who ran the IAAF from 1999-2015, has also been accused of covering up failed Russian doping tests in exchange for money.

Source: National Post May 23, 2019 11:43 UTC