The conduct of David Okeyo, a member of athletics' world governing body's ruling council, will be referred to the organisation's ethics commission after it was revealed he is the subject of a police investigation in his native Kenya. Okeyo, a vice-president of Athletics Kenya (AK) and a member of the IAAF council, is alleged to have siphoned off funds from a sponsorship deal between the national association and sportswear firm Nike. He denies any wrongdoing, but the investigation heaps further embarrassment on the IAAF, which on Friday provisionally suspended Russia from all competition after a report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) alleged the country had been involved in state-sponsored doping.David Okeyo is the subject of a police investigation in his native KenyaVice-president of Athletics Kenya is alleged to have siphoned fundsThe Kenyan's conduct will now be referred to IAAF ethics commissionOkeyo denies any wrongdoing but investigation is embarrassing for IAAF
A statement issued by the IAAF on Okeyo read: 'The IAAF was not aware of the investigation into Mr Okeyo in Kenya and the information has immediately been passed on to the independent _ ethics commission.