Int'l Association of Athletics Federations President Sebastian Coe "will double the world governing body's anti-doping budget as part of his plan to rebuild trust in athletics," according to the BBC.
Since Coe was elected, Russia has been "barred from world athletics for alleged involvement in widespread doping."
Coe's predecessor Lamine Diack "is the subject of a police investigation, while IAAF official Nick Davies has stepped aside over a separate matter."
Coe: "Be under no illusion about how seriously I take these issues. I am president of an international federation which is under serious investigations and I represent a sport under intense scrutiny." As well as taking the IAAF's anti-doping budget to £5.45M ($8M), Coe wants to appoint a new CEO by the middle of '16, establish a separate integrity unit for athletics before this summer's Olympics, and double the int'l testing pool of athletes to 1,000. Coe: "My vision is to have a sport that attracts more young people. The average age of those watching track and field is 55. This is not sustainable" (BBC, 1/5).
