Know Us
“The AIU will do everything in its power to support our honest athletes around the world who dedicate their lives to reaching their sporting goals through two values we all cherish: dedication and hard work.”
David Howman, The Chair, Athletics Integrity Unit
Our Structure
The AIU works fully independent of the IAAF, the international governing body for track and field athletics, with the AIU Board having been delegated full authority to oversee the sport’s full package of integrity issues.
The Board has a critical governance role rather than a management function, similar in style to that of a corporate board. It is responsible for approving and reviewing strategy, policies and plans for the Unit and for appointing and monitoring the performance of the Unit’s Head who is in charge of its day to day operations.
Reporting to the AIU’s Head, the AIU’s Anti-Doping Review Panel will deliver advice and monitor the IAAF anti-doping programme, and decide whether the IAAF should prosecute, appeal or otherwise act where there is an alleged non-analytical breach of the anti-doping rules. The Integrity Review Panel will have similar responsibilities, but for non-doping violations of the Integrity Code of Conduct.
Supporting the Head of the Unit is a dedicated team of staff that delivers on the AIU’s key activities: Education, Anti-Doping Testing and TUEs, Investigations, Case Management, and Compliance.
The Board
David Howman
Chair
A barrister with a strong background in both Sport governance and Sports management who for 13 years until June 2016 was Director General of the World Anti-Doping Agency. Prior to this, he held a number of sports governance positions in New Zealand including Tennis New Zealand, Sport New Zealand Board, Chair of New Zealand Sports Drug Agency and as a member of the Olympic Executive Committee. As a lawyer David has represented both governing bodies and athletes. He has argued for and defended clients before many tribunals including the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Victoria Aggar
Board Member
Victoria Aggar is a retired international rower; whose competitive accolades include winning a bronze medal at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games and two world championships gold medals. She has extensive governance experience including being a non-executive director of the English Institute of Sport, the chair of the British Athletes Commission. Aggar was also a member of the World Anti-Doping Agency Athlete Committee from 2014-19 and the Athlete Services Manager at the British Paralympic Association from 2012-16, with management involvement in three Paralympic Games.
Marc Peltier
Marc Peltier is currently Associate Professor of Law, University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, teaching Sports law and Business law. Previously he was a member of the Sports law team at a major law firm in Paris and for a time also worked as a players agent licensed by the French Football Federation. Marc is an observer on the WADA Education Committee of which he was a member from 2014-2016 and also has experience in bringing cases before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Jill Pilgrim
Board Member
Jill Pilgrim is a senior lawyer based in New York, with significant experience in governance, anti-doping, integrity and the law. She was the general counsel and director of business affairs for USA Track & Field from 1998-2007 and general counsel for the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LGPA) from 2006-09. She is also currently serving in the position of Lecturer in Law (Adjunct Professor) at the Columbia University School of Law, teaching sports arbitration.
Dr. Andrew Pipe
Dr. Pipe is currently Professor of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa and Chief of the Division of Prevention & Rehabilitation at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Dr. Pipe, a team physician at six Olympic Games, has been heavily involved in elite international sport and sports medicine throughout his career and played a key role in the design and development of the structures and processes of World Anti-Doping Agency.
Abby Hoffman
Board Member (non-voting)
Abby Hoffman is a Senior Executive in the Ministry of Health of the Government of Canada and has been significantly engaged in the IAAF's anti-doping campaign since 2004, including the current Russia Task Force. Abby was a four-time Olympian and finalist at 800m in 1968 and 1972. She was the Director General of Canada’s national sport agency, Sport Canada, for ten years (1981-91), She is an IAAF Council Member and was one of the first two female members elected to that body.
Brett Clothier
Head, Athletics Integrity Unit
Brett Clothier is one of Australia’s leading sport integrity professionals. He established and led the Australian Football League (AFL)’s Integrity Unit for more than eight years, positioning the AFL as one of the first organisations worldwide to monitor doping alongside match-fixing and other integrity issues. Prior to his role at the AFL, he spent four years as legal counsel to the Integrity Services Department of Racing Victoria.
Our Remit
At the AIU, it is our responsibility to combat any and all forms of corruption and ethical misconduct within athletics. While doping certainly remains one of the main threats facing our sport, the remit of the AIU team is much, much broader. It includes the pursuit of individuals engaged in age or competition results manipulation, investigating fraudulent behavior with regards to transfers of allegiance, and detecting other misconduct including bribery and breaches of betting rules.
Put simply, it is the AIU’s role to drive cheats out of our sport, and to do everything within its power to support honest athletes around the world who dedicate their lives to reaching their sporting goals through dedication and hard work.
Anti-Doping
Doping remains one of the main threats to our sport. Fulfilling the IAAF’s obligation as a Signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code, the AIU will protect clean athletes by overseeing the international athletics anti-doping program.
Manipulation of competition results
Improperly influencing the result, progress, outcome, conduct or any other aspect of an event or competition is a breach of the AIU rules.
Bribery and Corruption
The AIU will pursue any actions that constitute bribery or corruption within the sport of athletics.
Betting
It is not just athletes, but all those involved in the sport that are bound by the stringent betting regulations concerning athletics competitions and events.
HARASSMENT
There is no place for any form of harassment in athletics. Such behaviour is contrary to the values and ideals of the athletics community. The AIU has taken steps to ensure that athletics is free from intimidation, insult, or ridicule based on race, colour, religion, gender, or national origin.
Age manipulation
A recent scourge of the sport, age manipulation is another part of the AIU’s broad mandate in pursuing a level playing field.
Transfers of allegiance
On 6 February 2017, IAAF Council chose to combat the creeping abuse of transfer of allegiance by freezing the process. With new rules and processes to be adopted by the Council, this area will be an increasingly important part of the AIU’s remit.
Our Activities
In its pursuit of clean sport, the AIU team has five key areas of activity.
Intelligence / Investigations
Compiling and analysing data and intelligence to conduct investigations in violations of the Integrity Code in co-operation with partners and law enforcement.
Education / Prevention
Conducting bespoke education and preventio programmes for Athletes and Athlete Support Personnel.
Testing
Implementing a world class and worldwide intelligence-based testing programme using state-of-the-art testing and analytical methods.
Case Management
Timely prosecution of disciplinary cases involving international Athletes and Athlete Support Personnel and strict enforcement of the santions regime in the Integrity Code.
Compliance
Strict monitoring of the compliance of Athletes, Athlete Support Personnel and Member Federations with their respective obligations under the Integrity Code.
Board Reports
The Annual Report is an important element of the AIU’s commitment to transparency and accountability.
2023 Annual Report
2023 Report
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has published its 2023 Annual Report, which outlines the Units activities and achievements during 2023.
Rapport 2023
L’Unité d’Intégrité de l’Athlétisme (UIA) a publié son rapport annuel 2023, qui présente les activités et objectifs realisés en 2023.
2022 Road Running Report
2022 Road Running Report
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has published its 20221 Road Running Report, which outlines the Road Running activities and achievements during 2022.
2022 Annual Report
2022 Report
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has published its 2022 Annual Report, which outlines the Units activities and achievements during 2022.
Rapport 2022
L’Unité d’Intégrité de l’Athlétisme (UIA) a publié son rapport annuel 2022, qui présente les activités et objectifs realisés en 2022.
2020-2021 Road Running Report Report
2020-2021 Road Running Report
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has published its 2020-2021 Road Running Report, which outlines the Road Running activities and achievements during 2020 and 2021.
2021 Annual Report
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has published its 2021 Annual Report, which outlines the Units activities and achievements during 2021.
L’Unité d’Intégrité de l’Athlétisme (UIA) a publié son rapport annuel 2021, qui présente les activités et objectifs realisés en 2021.
2020 Annual Report
Report 2020
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has published its 2020 Annual Report, which outlines the Units activities and achievements during 2020.
Rapport 2020
L’Unité d’Intégrité de l’Athlétisme (UIA) a publié son rapport annuel 2020, qui présente les activités et objectifs realisés en 2020.
2019 Annual Report
2019 Report
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has published its 2019 Annual Report, which outlines the Units activities and achievements during 2019.
Rapport 2019
L’Unité d’Intégrité de l’Athlétisme (UIA) a publié son rapport annuel 2019, qui présente les activités et objectifs realisés en 2019.
2018 Annual Report
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has published its 2018 Annual Report, which outlines the Unit’s achievements since its inception in April 2017.
Rapport 2018
L’Unité de l’intégrité de l’athlétisme (AIU) a publié son rapport annuel 2018, qui décrit les réalisations de cette unité en 2018.
2017 Annual Report
2017 Report
As per the IAAF Integrity Unit Rules, the Athletics Integrity Unit has an obligation to present an annual report in relation to the year 2017.
Rapport 2017
L’Unité d’intégrité (AIU) a publié son rapport annuel, qui décrit les réalisations de l’unité depuis sa création en avril 2017. Le rapport annuel est un élément important de l’engagement de l’AIU en matière de transparence et de responsabilité.