Beginning in 1982, the IAAF has passed several amendments to its rules allowing athletes to receive compensation for participation in international athletics competitions. However, the IAAF retained the word "amateur" in its name until its 2001 Congress at which the IAAF's title was changed to its current form.
The IAAF's current president is Lamine Diack of Senegal. He became Acting President shortly after the death of the previous president, Primo Nebiolo of Italy, in November 1999. Diack was elected IAAF President at the IAAF's 2001 Congress. The IAAF has been headquartered in Monaco since October 1993.
The International Association of AthleticsFederations (IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics (known in the US as "track and field").
Beginning in 1982, the IAAF has passed several amendments to its rules allowing athletes to receive compensation for participation in internationalathletics competitions.
However, the IAAF retained the word "amateur" in its name until its 2001 Congress at which the IAAF's title was changed to its current form.
An InternationalAmateurAthleticFederation arbitration panel ruled on July 3 that ``there were not the grounds to maintain her suspension from competition,'' ending the ban with immediate effect.
The IAAF refused to accept the Jamaicans' ruling and sent her case to its arbitration panel, composed of Christoph Vedder of Germany, Monty Hacker of South Africa and James Murphy of the United States.
She was cleared by the Jamaican AthleticsFederation but the IAAF, athletics' governing body, was not satisfied with the decision and decided to refer the case to its arbitration panel.
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