BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) If Carl Lewis ran the world, Sebastian Coe would not be in charge of track and field right now.
The nine-time Olympic gold medalist says Coe should step aside as leader of track's governing body, let an independent organization clean things up, then take charge again.
Coe is under scrutiny because he served as a vice president of the IAAF for years under former president Lamine Diack, who is accused of wide-ranging corruption during his tenure.
At a news conference Tuesday to promote Los Angeles' bid for the 2024 Olympics, Lewis was asked about issues dogging the sport he dominated.
Lewis says track's credibility is shot. He says Coe is smart enough to run the IAAF but would be more effective if he stepped away for a while, then returned.
