The IAAF later awarded Eugene the hosting rights for the 2021 World Athletics Championships without submitting to a bidding process – a move which was criticised by European Athletics president Svein Arne Hansen as Gothenburg had been preparing a bid.[13] This decision became subject to investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Internal Revenue Service.[14] The head of the 2017 Evaluation Committee, Sebastian Coe, was investigated by the BBC for conflict of interest, as emails suggested he had lobbied IAAF President Lamine Diack in favour of the Eugene bid, while working for Nike, Inc. which was a key stakeholder in Oregon.[15]