Conviction overturned for Papa Massata Diack, who will be retried in the Russian doping affair

Two Russian sports officials at the material time, Valentin Balakhnitchev and Alexeï Melnikov, did not appeal. The sixth protagonist, Habib Cissé, was sentenced to three years in prison, suspended on appeal, but this former personal advisor to Lamine Diack appealed to “PMD” and will also be retried.