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The sex eligibility case of champion runner Caster Semenya has been one of the most contentious and most complex that sports ...
Lord Sebastian Coe has been given a leading role in delivering Manchester United’s new stadium. Lord Coe, who chaired London’s 2012 Olympic and Paralympic bid, has been appointed as chair-designate of ...
Chatting to Sebastian Coe about today’s 20th anniversary of London being awarded the 2012 Olympic and Paralympics, we are approached by a stranger.“Sorry to interrupt, I just wanted to shake hands and ...
Kirsty Coventry takes office as first female IOC president - The former swimmer has officially succeeded Thomas Bach after beating Sebastian Coe to the job ...
IOC president election: Sebastian Coe's bid fails as Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman and first African voted into role Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry succeeds Thomas Bach as International Olympic ...
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said the testing plan is “not just talking about the integrity of female, women’s sport but actually guaranteeing it.” ...
Coe finished a distant third in the race for the prestigious role leading the Olympic movement after making enemies inside the IOC, writes Lawrence Ostlere – but that was not the only reason ...
The biggest name in the field and one of the favourites, Sebastian Coe headed into the IOC presidential race exuding confidence, yet the Briton suffered a heavy defeat as Zimbabwe's Kirsty ...
Lord Coe reacts: ‘Female athletes voted for Kirsty in great numbers’ Lord Coe looked crushed as he emerged to face journalists after securing just eight votes in the IOC presidential election.
Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee. She's the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in global sports, and aged just 41. The ...