Eugene 2021 organiser put on leave as U.S. track chief

ByReuters

Published 19/02/2018 at 23:23 GMT

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Vin Lananna, the chief organiser of Oregon's 2021 world athletics championships, has been temporarily placed on adminstrative leave as president of USA Track & Field (USATF) while the U.S.

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Department of Justice investigates bids by Eugene and other athletics championships, USATF said in a statement on Monday.

"USATF has no reason to believe TrackTown and/or Mr. Lananna have done anything wrong and understand that they have been told that they are not a target of the investigation," USATF board chair Steve Miller said in a statement.

"But to avoid any conflict or appearance of conflict of interest in relation to the investigation, the board voted to place Mr. Lananna on temporary administrative leave until the Department of Justice investigation pertaining to TrackTown and the 2021 World Championships is resolved."

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Lananna, the president of TrackTownUSA, was not immediately available for comment. (Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina)

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