Qatari official denies Doha’s 2019 IAAF Worlds bid broke regulations

Qatari officials have maintained they complied with bid rules for the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) 2019 World Championships after details emerged of the offer of $37m (€29.6m) of new backing ahead of last week’s vote to award the event to Doha.

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