Four years in jail for an 87 year-old man, who is ill, is inhumane, it's of great cruelty. He's an elderly man which faces a sentence given out for the worst crimes, for murders." 5.

Asked by his own defense at the hearing whether he should have been more vigilant during his IAAF presidency that ended in 2015, the 87-year-old Diack replied: “Undoubtedly.” ...

Diack’s father, Lamine Diack, was president of the IAAF, now known as World Athletics, from 1999-2015. Papa Massata Diack worked under his father as a consultant for the athletics body.

Lamine Diack’s integrity has never been lacking," he said. "What happened in Paris was a denial of justice.” Lamine Diack was president of the IAAF, now known as World Athletics, from 1999-2015.