Ukraine’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board member Sergey Bubka has “completely denied any wrongdoing” after reports of links of a financial relationship with officials at the centre of doping and corruption scandals. According to French newspaper Le Monde, Bubka made a payment of $45,000 (£33,200/€37,800) on June 18 in 2009…
In a major change in the handling of positive drug tests at the Olympics, the IOC is set to remove itself from the process and have a group of independent sports arbitrators rule on doping cases during the games in Rio de Janeiro, officials familiar with the plans told The…
UKRAINIAN pole vaulting legend Sergei Bubka has transformed himself into an influential sports politician and he will hope to emerge from this week’s International Olympic Committee Session even stronger. The 48-year-old, who is the only athlete to have won six successive outdoor world titles, will face re-election to the Executive…
