The Council heard a report on the situation in Algeria, where the President of the federation and the entire executive committee has been suspended by Algeria’s Minister of sports for a period of 4 years.
The IAAF Council agreed that the decision of the minister to put in place an interim committee was totally unacceptable and has taken the rare step to suspend the Algerian Athletics Federation from the IAAF, with immediate effect. This decision means that Algerian athletes will not be able to compete in international competitions. President Diack said that “the IAAF will strongly support the independence of democratically elected federations against all form of government interference.”
