IAAF President Lamine Diack celebrates his 80th Birthday

The IAAF editorial team would like to extend their best wishes to IAAF President Lamine Diack, who is celebrating his 80^th birthday today (Friday 7) in the presence of family and friends in his native city of Dakar.

Lamine Diack has been involved in the sport since his days as a long jumper in the late 1950s and continues to play a very active role as the head of the IAAF, most recently undertaking an extensive trip to Oceania and the Far East to cement the IAAF’s activities and presence in these areas.

Upon the death of the fourth IAAF President Primo Nebiolo on November 7, 1999, Lamine Diack as Senior Vice President immediately took over as acting President and has subsequently been re-elected unopposed to the position in 2001, 2003, 2007 and 2011.

A full biography of Lamine Diack can be found here.

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