The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has handed down a 15-year suspension to former Olympic figure Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait following the confirmation of his forgery conviction by a Swiss criminal appeals court earlier this year. The decision was approved by the IOC's executive board and is set to be officially announced next week.
Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah's suspension is a result of what the IOC deemed as a breach of his Member's oath and the significant harm caused to the organization's reputation. This penalty comes on the heels of a separate three-year ban for unethical conduct in an Olympic Council of Asia election, which was imposed in July last year.
