Over a corruption claim by French paper, Le Monde, concerning Namibia’s four-time Olympic silver medallist, Frankie Fredericks, that he received payment days before voting on the 2016 Olympics host city, he has quitted from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

According to Ceoafrica, Fredericks who is also a member of the International Olympic Committee, (IOC), has left a taskforce helping Russia as it tries to gain readmission to international competition.

Although, Fredericks denied the allegations, but, the IOC says it is investigating the allegations.

Fredericks in his words said that “I have decided to step aside from the taskforce so that the integrity of its work is not questioned due to the allegations made against me in Le Monde; it is important that the taskforce's mission is seen as free and fair with no outside influence".