Jones 'one of biggest frauds' in sport - Diack

Disgraced Olympic champion Marion Jones will be remembered as one of the biggest frauds in sporting history, the president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said. "It is a tragedy," Lamine Diack said.

After years of denial, triple Olympic champion Jones admitted on Friday she had used steroids and pleaded guilty in a US court to lying to federal investigators.

"I am deeply disappointed that an athlete with Marion Jones's immense natural ability gave in to the corrupt, 'get rich quick' spin of a dope dealer like Victor Conte," Diack said.

"If she had trusted in her own natural gifts and allied them to self sacrifice, I sincerely believe that she could have been an honest champion at the Sydney Games," Diack said of Jones, who won three gold and two bronze medals in Sydney.

"Now, instead, Jones will be remembered as one of the biggest frauds in sporting history," Diack added.