France issues arrest warrants for two Russian ex-athletics officials

France has issued arrest warrants for two former senior Russian athletics officials in an investigation into a doping cover-up, sources told AFP on Tuesday.

The two men targeted are Valentin Balakhnichev, the former head of Russian athletics who was also treasurer of world athletics body IAAF, and Alexei Melnikov, a former coach for the Russian national team.

 

source:  https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/03/france-issues-arrest-warrants-for-two-russian-ex-athletics-officials/