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Allegations of bribery at the athletics governing body, to cover up doping violations 鈥渁bsolutely undermine everything鈥� and 鈥渋s a very dark day鈥� for athletics, said the former British Olympic athlete Roger Black.

An independent commission set up by the World Anti-Doping Agency is due to report its findings into the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) at 1400, September 9.

鈥淭his changes everything because if you鈥檙e looking at a governing body that is being corrupt and is in some ways protecting the guilty athlete鈥�because there鈥檚 always been that assumption that your governing body is there for you the innocent athlete and is there to sort out the cheats,鈥� said the Olympic silver medallist.