HACKING
Medical records leak unacceptable, says Sebastian Coe
Nairobi — World athletics chief Sebastian Coe said on Tuesday that the recent leak of athletes’ personal medical information by hackers group Fancy Bears, which also appeared to link Kenyan athletes to doping, was unacceptable. Addressing a media conference in the Kenyan capital on the eve of the Under-18 World Championships, the president of the International Association of Athletics Federations said the leak should not be interpreted as proof of doping. "Everybody is entitled to private medical information and it is unacceptable this should find its way to the public domain." One reading of an athlete’s biological passport did not constitute wrongdoing or an infringement. "It might have been taken out of context and very misleading," Coe said. Among Kenyans whose personal medical records were leaked by the global hackers are three-time world 1,500m champion Asbel Kiprop and javelin world champion and Olympic silver medallist Julius Yego. British distance runner Mo Farah, a four-ti...
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