Monaco, IAAF headquarters.
"Mr. Chairman, I have investigated and found that Diack is indeed responsible for your impeachment this time!" the assistant said with a serious face.
"As expected, it's this old man!" Sebastian snorted coldly: "When he was the president of the IAAF, he collected so much black money. I didn't even bother him, but he attacked me first!"
Regarding the issue of Diack's corruption, Sebastian originally planned to start an investigation after the London Olympics. Of course, this kind of investigation is not because Sebastian has a strong sense of justice, but because Sebastian intends to use this opportunity to eradicate dissidents and take complete control of the IAAF in his own hands. This is like a new emperor ascending the throne. After he has secured his position, he removes all the officials of the previous dynasty and replaces them with his own people. This is an understandable method.
But after all, Diack has been the chairman of the IAAF for more than ten years, and he is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Collecting illegal money requires going to jail. Diack didn't want to die in jail yet, so when Zhang Guan provided Diack with the news of "excitement immunity", Diack decided to take the initiative and move To Sebastian.
When it comes to whether he will go to jail, Diack has of course exhausted some of his connections to remove Sebastian from the position of IAAF president. It would be best to replace him with one of his own. In the IAAF, there are many people from the Diack era who were not clean at the time. They were also worried that once Diack was investigated, they would be implicated and might also go to jail, so they chose to stand. On Diack's side. They all support Sebastian's impeachment.
As a result, three factions emerged within the IAAF, one supporting Diack, the other supporting Sebastian, and the third neutral faction. In comparison, those who supported Diack were more active. They really didn't want to be found out for corruption and go to jail, so naturally they tried their best to help Diack.
And those who support Sebastian, because they are not forced to go to jail for corruption, are not as hardworking as their opponents. Anyway, even if Sebastian steps down, they can still stay in the IAAF and earn a good salary.
Diack's side was fighting a last-ditch battle, while Sebastian's side was following a step-by-step approach. As expected, it was a decisive decision. In just one week, Sebastian had not even had time to organize an effective counterattack and impeach Sebastian. An's matter was confirmed. Sebastian will become the first IAAF president ever to be impeached.
Sebastian narrowed his eyes slightly, tapped the table with his fingers, and said at the same time; "Impeachment is inevitable, so what we have to do is to prevent the impeachment from being passed. I am still the chairman, regarding the choice of the impeachment voting plan , has the initiative.”
"Yes, Mr. Chairman, the Council has proposed two voting options." The assistant continued: "The first is to convene all IAAF member states and then vote."
"All member states? We have a total of 214 member states." Sebastian frowned, and then said: "No, if all member states vote together, the majority will definitely vote in favor of impeachment. Dia Gram is from Africa, and more than 50 African members will definitely favor Diack, and they will definitely support impeachment; in terms of Europe, Eastern Europe is biased towards Russia, and they will also support impeachment, while Northern and Southern Europe are likely to be neutral. , only Western and Central Europe will support me; the majority of the more than 40 member states in Asia support impeachment; the remaining Americas plus Oceania only have a total of more than 60 member states, and even all of them voted against it. For impeachment, it will be difficult to reach a majority. In the end, I will still fail."
"The only option is to choose the second option." The assistant continued: "The second option is to vote within the IAAF Council."
"Vote within the council? There are five presidents and vice-presidents, one treasurer, six representatives from each continental track and field federation, and 15 directors. A total of 27 votes?" Sebastian asked.
"No, because you are a party involved, you cannot participate in the voting, so the council accounts for a total of 26 votes. In addition, there are the following five committees, each with one vote." The assistant said.
The International Natural Insurance Committee has six major committees, namely the Medical Committee, the Technical Committee, the Women's Committee, the Cross-Country Committee, the Race Walking Committee and the Veteran Athletes Committee. The status of the Chairman of the Committee is equivalent to that of a member of the IAAF Council.
"Adding 6 committees, the total is 32 votes! It's an even number." Sebastian frowned slightly.
Voting is essentially a matter of the minority obeying the majority. Even-numbered votes are a very troublesome thing. If the number of votes for and against is the same, who should listen to it? Especially when the number of voters is relatively small, there will be an equal number of votes. Therefore, the boards of directors and chairman committees of many institutions are in odd numbers.
The assistant said from the side: "There are 33 votes in total. In addition to the above-mentioned people, there is also a third-party representative."
"Third-party representative? Someone from the International Olympic Committee?" Sebastian asked.
"No, it's an athlete representative. This is the answer discussed by the council." The assistant continued: "Choose an outstanding and representative track and field athlete as a third-party representative. They think this is more capable than the International Olympic Committee. On behalf of the IAAF.”
"The answer that was discussed by the board of directors? I think it was Diack's fault again! Okay, who are the candidates for the athlete representatives?" Sebastian then asked.
"I have a list of players here, and I will choose one from it. For the sake of fairness, the council also wants to get your opinion." The assistant handed over a list.
Sebastian glanced at the list of personnel, but did not find a single British or American athlete.
"Who drew up this list? The United States is the world's largest track and field country, why is there not an American athlete on the list?" Sebastian asked.
The assistant hesitated for a moment, then said: "To avoid suspicion, all athletes with doping exemptions will not be included in this list."
Sebastian's eyes suddenly flashed with coldness. Among the track and field athletes, those who support Sebastian are almost all athletes from the British and American countries. However, Sebastian has granted doping immunity to those outstanding track and field athletes from the British and American countries.
The impeachment of Sebastian this time was caused by the doping immunity incident, so those athletes who benefited from this are definitely not suitable to participate in the final impeachment vote.
"No wonder we chose track and field athletes as the third party. That old guy Diack must have thought of this a long time ago!" Sebastian snorted and began to look at the list carefully.
The first name on the list is Zhang Guan! As the king of world track and field, Zhang Guan is perhaps the most representative track and field athlete.
But Sebastian will never allow Zhang Guanlai to vote. If Zhang Guanlai votes, he will 100% agree to impeachment.
"Zhang Guan, it's definitely not possible!" Sebastian rejected it directly.
"Ethiopian long-distance runners Bekele and Dibaba, and Kenyan middle-distance runner Jerimer, these three people are not good either. African athletes must be of the same mind as Diack, besides, Bekele, Dibaba and Jerimer are all Diack Athletes who are rising when IAAF President, they will be persuaded by Diack to vote in favor." Sebastian vetoed three more athletes.
"Isinbayeva, Lebedeva, Ostapchuk, they are all Russian athletes. No, you can't choose Russian athletes. Because of the doping exemption issue, the Russian Athletics Federation is still giving me trouble. ! If Russian athletes were asked to vote, they would definitely vote in favor."
Sebastian took a deep breath, somewhat depressed. Supposedly, there are many athletes who support him, but they are all blocked by the threshold of doping immunity. The remaining people are most likely to be on the opposite side of him.
Suddenly, Sebastian saw a name.
"Usain Bolt! Jamaican Bolt! I remember Bolt just won the 100m and 200m gold medals at the London Olympics!" Sebastian said.
Zhang Guan did not participate in the 100-meter and 200-meter sprints in track and field, and Bolt immediately dominated these two events. Although Bolt did not break Zhang's world record, he still won the championship with a huge advantage. This can be regarded as fulfilling Bolt's dream of an Olympic gold medal.
"I've met this boy Bolt many times. He seems to be a very down-to-earth athlete. Jamaica is also a member of the Commonwealth. I should be able to win over Bolt and get him to my side! No matter what, It can also make him neutral, which is much more reliable than choosing Zhang Guan, choosing African athletes, or choosing Russian athletes." Sebastian thought of this, put a check mark behind Bolt's name, and said: "As the athlete representative, I choose Usain Bolt."
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"I have secured 13 of the 33 voting quotas. They will definitely vote in favor of impeaching Sebastian." Diack's voice rang on the phone.
"13? If the number of votes passes, 17 votes are needed. Four more votes are needed!" Zhang Guan said.
"There are two directors who have not yet expressed their opinions. I may be able to win over them." Diack continued: "Otherwise, someone may abstain from voting. I estimate that the third-party representative is likely to abstain from voting. .”
"Third-party representative? What third-party representative?" Zhang Guan asked.
"There are 27 people in the council and 6 people in the committee. However, Sebastian himself did not participate in the voting, so the total number became 32 votes, so a third-party representative was added. This third-party representative is a track and field athlete."
"Who is it?" Zhang Guan asked immediately.
"If it were you, we would have one more vote. If it were Bekele, Dibaba, or even Russia's Isinbayeva, they would be on my side." Diack sighed lightly, and then Said: "It's a pity that Bolt was chosen in the end. I think smart athletes will not get involved in the internal battles of the IAAF. He may abstain."
"Bolt!" Zhang Guan let out a sigh of relief: "If it were him, I might be able to think of a way."
Zhang Guan put down the phone, with a proud smile on his face, and said to himself: "Bolt owes me a huge favor!
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