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Report12 Feb 2000


Report of IAAF Council Meeting

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Council amends rule 59Athletes suspended pending arbitration
2000 IAAF Grand Prix Final moves to October 5

12 February 2000 - Monte Carlo - Monaco - The IAAF Council, during an Extraordinary Meeting in Monte-Carlo, has decided to amend IAAF Rule 59.2 (Disciplinary Procedures for Doping Offences). As of midnight on February 13, any athlete who has been cleared by his or her national federation of a doping offence, but whose case has been sent to Arbitration by the IAAF, will now be suspended from competition until the conclusion of that Arbitration.

The cases of the following athletes were sent to Arbitration by IAAF Council on November 18/19 1999:

Gary Cadogan (GBR); Linford Christie (GBR); Itai Margalit (ISR); Andre Luiz Ramos (BRA), Javier Sotomayor (CUB); Douglas Walker (GBR).

Today, Council also decided to refer the case of Merlene Ottey (JAM) to Arbitration.

Therefore, all these athletes will be suspended from competition as of February 14 pending the conclusion of their Arbitration hearings.

IAAF Council also decided, following a request of the Local Organising Committee, to change the date of the 2000 IAAF Grand Prix Final from Wednesday October 4 to Thursday October 5. The venue remains Doha in Qatar.

The Council also heard reports from the Local Organising Committee of the World Championships in Edmonton 2001 and from various IAAF Commissions and Working Groups.

IAAF Council will conclude its working sessions tomorrow.

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