LONDON: World athletics chief Sebastian Coe has labeled as “abhorrent” allegations of doping bribery within athletics after his predecessor was arrested by French police.

“That people in our sport have allegedly extorted money from athletes guilty of doping violations is abhorrent,” said International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Coe in a statement to Britain’s Sunday Times newspaper.

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