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“I also wish to extend my heartfelt thanks to all the activists and the people’s representatives of our party who worked indefatigably in the election campaign”, he added.

Sri Lanka’s divisive ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa has conceded defeat in Monday’s parliamentary election.

“I offer my grateful thanks to all parties and individuals who worked untiringly during the election period to ensure victory for the people“, Wickremesinghe said in a statement.

Voters swung behind Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s United National Party (UNP), dashing ex-strongman Mahinda Rajapakse’s hopes of a comeback after his shock defeat in January’s presidential poll.

However, with only one of 22 districts having declared, the shape of the next parliament remains unclear and Rajapaksa’s comments to Reuters stopped short of an outright concession.

But IAAF’s long-term storage and retesting strategy concerning IAAF Championships, which began in 2005 with anti-doping samples from that year’s IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, has led to disciplinary action being commenced against a further 28 athletes...

Allegations emerged yesterday that the winners of 34 major marathons around the world – one in four – during the period should have faced censure or investigation because of their test results, with those athletes collecting more than £3 million in prize money.

The revelation stems from a special by German broadcaster ADR/WDR, which released, “Doping – Top Secret: The Shadowy World of Athletics”.

In response to The Sunday Occasions, the winners of 34 huge marathons the world over, who collected greater than three million kilos (CDN$6.1 million) in prize cash, registered suspicious outcomes suggesting potential blood doping.

The London Marathon on Sunday again highlighted its “zero tolerance policy towards doping” following a report in the Sunday Times that the event was won seven times in 12 years by athletes “who have recorded suspicious blood scores”.

Athletes with suspicious blood scores are said to have collected more than £3m in prize money for winning city marathons.

London Marathon organizers complained about the lack of transparency and coordination in the handling of anti-doping tests following claims by a British Sunday newspaper that the race was won seven times over a 12-year period by athletes who recorded suspicious blood scores.

The Sunday Times has claimed that the London marathon had been won seven times in 12 years – almost 30% of the winners of the 24 men’s and women’s races – by athletes who recorded suspicious blood scores.

A lengthy response by the IAAF to the claims by a German broadcaster and The Sunday Times said the allegations were “sensationalist and confusing”.

President Bach said: “With this approval, all of us convey a sign of desire to this early the world of South Sudan; a symbol of trust because exercise develops connects between mankind and cultures”. “This will put your nation on the world map”, he added.