Editing Frankie Fredericks (section)

==IOC career==
In 2004 Fredericks became a [[List of members of the International Olympic Committee|member of the International Olympic Committee]]. In 2009 Fredericks became the head of the Athletics Namibia in a controversial leadership contest.<ref>Tonchi, Victor L., William A. Lindeke, and John J. Grotpeter, "Frederics, Frankie (1967- )" Historical Dictionary of Namibia. 2nd edition. Toronto: The Scarecrow Press, Inc, p. 129.</ref> In 2012 Fredericks was nominated to be a [[List of members of the International Olympic Committee|member of the International Olympic Committee]].

Frank Fredericks is a member of the 'Champions for Peace' club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by [[Peace and Sport]], a Monaco-based international organisation.

===Bribery investigation===
On 3 March 2017, French newspaper ''[[Le Monde]]'' reported<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2017/03/03/quand-frankie-fredericks-empochait-299-300-dollars-le-jour-ou-rio-obtenait-les-jo_5088559_3242.html|title=Le jour où Rio obtenait les JO, Frank Fredericks empochait 299 300 dollars|last=Bouchez|first=Yann|date=2017-03-03|work=Le Monde|access-date=2017-03-06|language=fr|issn=1950-6244}}</ref> that Fredericks had received US$299,300 from Pamodzi Sports Consulting, a company owned by Papa Massata Diack (the son of disgraced former IAAF head [[Lamine Diack]], who is currently facing corruption charges in France). The payment went to Yemi Limited, a company set up by Fredericks in Seychelles, a [[tax haven]], and was made on 2 Oct. 2009, the same day as Rio was announced as the winning bid for the 2016 Olympics. Fredericks has denied that the payment has anything to do with the Olympic bid, but instead says it was fees paid for consulting services he provided for "relay championships" and marketing programs related to African championships and other IAAF programs.

When the allegation was made Fredericks was the chair of the 2024 Olympic bid evaluation committee.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.olympic.org/evaluation-commission|title=Evaluation Commission|date=2017-01-27|work=International Olympic Committee|access-date=2017-03-06|language=en}}</ref> On 6 March 2017, Fredericks stepped down from his position in the IAAF task force that is evaluating if or when to re-admit Russia's national sports body [[All-Russia Athletic Federation|RusAF]] after a widespread doping scandal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/03/07/more-sports/track-field/fredericks-resigns-iaaf-task-force/#.WL7xUH-bizI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308133615/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/03/07/more-sports/track-field/fredericks-resigns-iaaf-task-force/#.WL7xUH-bizI|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 March 2017|title=Fredericks resigns from IAAF task force|newspaper=The Japan Times|date=7 March 2017|access-date=7 March 2017}}</ref> On 7 March 2017, the Ethics Commission of the IOC recommended a provisional suspension of Fredericks from his IOC-related duties.<ref>[https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/IOC/Who-We-Are/Commissions/Ethics/Decisions/IOC-Ethics-Decision-Recommendation-Fredericks-2017.pdf DECISION OF RECOMMENDATION TO THE IOC EXECUTIVE BOARD] Decision N° 2017/1 vom 7. März 2017</ref> Before the IOC Executive meeting Fredericks while maintaining his innocence withdrew from his position as the Chair of the 2024 Olympic bidding process "in the best interests" of the process.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sanluisobispo.com/sports/article136868588.html| author=Graham Dunbar| title=Fredericks leaves 2024 Olympic bid role, waives vote| work=[[The Tribune (San Luis Obispo)|The Tribune]]| date=7 March 2017| access-date=7 March 2017| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308043735/http://www.sanluisobispo.com/sports/article136868588.html| archive-date=8 March 2017}}</ref> Fredericks was replaced as the chair of the 2024 Olympic bidding process by former FIBA secretary general [[Patrick Baumann (basketball)|Patrick Baumann]].