AP cover as IAAF upholds Russia doping ban
(17 Jun 2016) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++ AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Vienna - 17 June 2016 1. Panelists arriving for news conference 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Sebastian Coe, President of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF): "The IAAF council was unanimous that RusAF had not met the reinstatement conditions and that Russian athletes could not credibly return to international competition without undermining the confidence of their competitors and the public. As a result RusAF has not been reinstated to membership of the IAAF at this stage." 3. News conference panel 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Sebastian Coe, President of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF): "I think it sends a very, very powerful message. I think it sends a very powerful message to athletes that are in systems that are insecure or may be actually making choices themselves. I think it sends a very, very strong message from the IAAF that this is a non-negotiable proposition." 5. IAAF logo 6. Cutaway of cameraman 7. News conference panel 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Rune Andersen, Independent Chair of IAAF inspection team: "Because the system in Russia has been tainted by doping from top level and down, we cannot trust that what we call and what people might call clean athletes really are clean. It's a difficult task. But the systematic doping that has been ongoing in Russia – it's difficult to pick the clean athletes. And as you know, one or two or five or a hundred negative tests does not mean that an athlete is clean." 9. News conference panel leaving STORYLINE: The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Friday upheld its ban on Russia's track and field teams competing in international competitions, including the Rio 2016 Olympics. The Independent Chair of the IAAF inspection team, Rune Andersen, said that "because the system in Russia has been tainted by doping from top level and down, we cannot trust what we call and what people might call clean athletes really are clean." The Russian sports ministry later said it was notified of the decision by the track and field's world governing body, which ruled that the country has not done enough to earn reinstatement. The suspension was imposed in November following a report by a World Anti-Doping Agency commission that alleged state-sponsored doping, corruption and cover-ups in Russian track. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: [email protected] (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
