Frankie Fredericks was temporarily banned in July.. (Source: Reuters) Frankie Fredericks was temporarily banned in July.. (Source: Reuters)An athletics disciplinary tribunal upheld on Thursday a ban on former Namibian sprinter and IAAF Council member Frankie Fredericks pending an investigation into potential ethics violations. Fredericks, a multiple Olympic sprint silver medallist and a rising star among international sports administrators until this year, was temporarily banned in July. He admitted having received money from Massata Diack, but said it was payment for legitimate work he had done. “Mr Fredericks appealed against the order for provisional suspension and his appeal was heard by an enlarged panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal,” the AIU said in a statement. He also removed himself from the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) task force investigating doping allegations in Russia, after the corruption allegations involving himself surfaced.

Source: Indian Express August 17, 2017 14:37 UTC