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Re-elected Coe faced with further Russia doping issues

Coe has been given a second term
Coe has been given a second term

Sebastian Coe has been re-elected as president of athletics' world governing body the IAAF.

The 62-year-old, who succeeded the now-disgraced Lamine Diack as president four years ago and was standing unopposed for a second four-year term, was voted in at the IAAF Congress in Doha.

The Athletics World Championships get under way in the city on Friday.

Coe will begin his second term facing the same Russian problems that have dogged the sport through his first stint.

Before the election, the IAAF voted overwhelmingly (164-30) not to reinstate Russia over reports that anti-doping data from a tainted Moscow laboratory had been tampered with before being handed over to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

Like Coe's unopposed selection, the Russian decision was not a surprise with the IAAF having announced on Monday that Russia will miss the world athletics championships for the second time in succession due to a doping scandal.

Other election results saw Ukrainian pole vaulting great Sergey Bubka and Geoff Gardner of the Norfolk Islands voted in as vice presidents.

Prince Nawaf bin Faisal of Saudi Arabia was elected ahead of Alberto Juantorena for the other vice president spot.

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