Former head of World Athletics Lamine Diack dies aged 88
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Lamine Diack, the former head of world athletics' governing body, has died aged 88.
News of his passing was confirmed by Senegalese football club Jaraaf de Dakar where Diack was club president.
A statement posted on the club's social media channels read: "Jaraaf de Dakar has learned with deep sadness of the death of Lamine Diack.
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