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Independent Athletics Integrity Unit is Operational

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IAAF announce former WADA director general David Howman will be chair of their Athletics Integrity Unit Board. He’s one of the good guys… pic.twitter.com/QDdKNROLdq

— Sean Ingle (@seaningle) April 5, 2017

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That said, the IAAF Independent Atheltics Integrity Unit is truly a step in the right direction for the sport of athletics. Our sport has been hit with a maelstrom of accusations from the Diack years, and before.

For the sport to thrive, it must clean up its act. This is a step that makes sense. I also like it that Sean Ingle, one of the fine writers at Guardian UK, sent the tweet above.

Nice job, IAAF. But, continue to work in the right direction. Our sport is at stake.

INDEPENDENT ATHLETICS INTEGRITY UNIT IS OPERATIONAL

Athletics Integrity Unit

The independent Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), which sits at the heart of the IAAF’s integrity reforms, officially began operating on Monday 3 April 2017.

Following the IAAF Council’s approval of a new Integrity Code of Conduct over the weekend, we are pleased to announce the appointment of the AIU Board’s Chairperson and the launch of its website – www.athleticsintegrity.org.

David Howman has been appointed Chairperson of the Athletics Integrity Unit Board. A barrister with a strong background in both sport governance and sports management, David was also Director General of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for 13 years, stepping down in 2016.

“This is going to be a great role. Integrity is not about lists of rules to help athletes compete, it is a key principle that must be ingrained in the way athletes live their lives and compete,” said Howman, who prior to his WADA career held a number of sports governance positions in New Zealand including Chair of the New Zealand Sports Drug Agency and a member of the Sport New Zealand Board.

“The IAAF is addressing this differently to any other international sports federation. It is taking a brave, bold stance by looking at the total package of integrity from the athletes’ point of view. It is rarely one thing that fails but multiple things that come together to create a situation where ethical breaches occur. Putting the athlete at the centre of the structures and creating an environment where they can know and share information is critical to putting them in full control of their performances and their actions,” added Howman.

The Board has a critical governance role rather than a management function, similar in style to that of a corporate board. It is responsible for approving and reviewing the strategy, policies and plans for the Unit and for appointing and monitoring the performance of the Unit’s Head who is in charge of its day to day operations.

IAAF President Sebastian Coe commented: “The Athletics Integrity Unit is all about the athlete. It is our responsibility to create the right framework for everyone to succeed. I want it to support athletes throughout their careers to make the right decisions and the right choices. I am therefore delighted that we have attracted someone of the calibre and experience of David Howman as Chairperson, as we set out to create a place where athletes can understand the rules and gain knowledge, confidence and experience.”

Next steps

Further Board members will be announced early next week, while the recruitment process for the Head of the AIU is at an advanced stage with an appointment expected by early May. Positions on the AIU’s independent Anti-Doping and Integrity Review Panels are also being advertised on the AIU/IAAF website today.

Thomas Capdevielle has taken on his new duties as Head of Testing and Deputy Head AIU and will also act as Interim Head of the AIU until the position is permanently filled. Some other roles within the AIU are being filled by existing IAAF anti-doping staff members, while a number of other vacancies are being advertised today and over the coming days. The AIU offices have been separated from the IAAF HQ and independent IT systems are in place.

An initial AIU website – www.athleticsintegrity.org – is now online, setting out a clear moral and ethical framework of information to support the global athletics family, especially athletes and their entourage of coaches, managers and other support personnel. The portal provides easily accessible disciplinary and sanctions information and will evolve to offer a fully functioning education and knowledge centre.

Responsibilities and functions

The AIU takes over from the IAAF’s former anti-doping department the responsibility for the management of all aspects of the anti-doping programme for international-level athletes and their athlete support personnel as well as for the management of all other integrity-related programmes operated in elite athletics.

The AIU will manage a full range of functional activities, including education / prevention, testing, intelligence gathering, investigations, results management, prosecutions and appeals. It will also have a key role in monitoring the compliance of Member Federations with their obligations under the Integrity Code of Conduct.

The AIU’s focus will not only be on anti-doping but will also address integrity breaches in other areas of concern such as bribery and corruption, betting, the manipulation of competition results, age manipulation and misconduct around transfers of allegiance. In short, the Athletics Integrity Unit will be tasked with combatting any and all threats to the integrity of the sport.

The beginning of operations marks the start of a transition period during which the functions of the IAAF Ethics Board will be handed over to the AIU. The Ethics Board will continue to investigate and bring to conclusion any existing cases under its jurisdiction.

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