• Call for ambassadors around world to sway athletics leaders[br]• hump aimed to ensure ‘British interests are protected’The British government ordered ambassadors around the world to lobby athletics leaders to vote for Sebastian Coe in the IAAF presidential election,aiming to ensure “British interests are protected,” diplomatic messages reveal.
After a “Dip-Tel” – a diplomatic telegram described as “sensitive” – was sent to embassies and high commissions three months before the August 2015 election, and British officials pointed out in email exchanges that it did not include “guidance on how/whether political officials can lobby in support ... whether this crosses any IAAF red lines.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com