Sebastian Coe

Gold medal for politics: why Olympic prize money is a smart move by Seb Coe | Sean Ingle

The $50,000 is unlikely to change athletes’ motivation while Seb Coe, the head of World Athletics, is a likely candidate for IOC president in 2025

Sean Ingle

10, Apr, 2024 @4:49 PM

Sebastian Coe vows Enhanced Games athletes would be ‘banned for long time’

The World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has hit out at plans for an Enhanced Games, that would allow athletes to take steroids

Sean Ingle in Glasgow

29, Feb, 2024 @3:10 PM

Paris Olympics chief defends prices and insists tickets are cheaper than London

The head of the Paris Olympics, Tony Estanguet, has hit back at Sebastian Coe’s comments that tickets are too expensive by claiming they are cheaper than London 2012

Sean Ingle

20, Dec, 2023 @2:31 PM

Coe sounds warning over Paris 2024 athletics prices with tickets up to €990

The World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe, has expressed concern over ticket prices for the Olympic Games next year, warning they will price out genuine fans

Sean Ingle

18, Dec, 2023 @8:00 PM

Thomas Bach open to extending IOC presidency and denting Coe’s ambitions

International Olympic Committee rules state that Bach must stand down after 12 years as president in 2025 but he has refused to rule out standing again

Sean Ingle

16, Oct, 2023 @4:33 PM

Coe applauds Budapest atmosphere claiming city is ready to host Olympics

Sebastian Coe, the World Athletics president, has hailed the ‘electric atmosphere’ in Budapest and says the city is ready to host the Olympics

Sean Ingle in Budapest

27, Aug, 2023 @6:43 PM

World Athletics pledges to put crowds before cash at world championships

The World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe, has offered cautious approval to Saudi investment but believes fan engagement is more important

Sean Ingle

25, Aug, 2023 @4:00 PM

Athletics would be ‘insane’ not to change to attract new fans, says Seb Coe

Seb Coe, the World Athletics president, admitted that the sport was in a ‘race against time’ to stay relevant among young people

Sean Ingle in Budapest

17, Aug, 2023 @3:37 PM

Air pollution could kill London as a sporting capital, Sebastian Coe warns

The World Athletics president says the climate crisis and poor air quality may cause havoc to the sporting calendar

Emine Sinmaz

06, Jul, 2023 @5:35 PM

World Athletics Council excludes transgender women from female events

World Athletics has confirmed that its council has voted to exclude transgender women from female events

Sean Ingle

23, Mar, 2023 @5:35 PM

World Athletics’ transgender regulations see scientific rigour give way to a fudge | Sean Ingle

Sebastian Coe promised to be ‘guided by science’ when it comes to sport’s most divisive issue. But World Athletics’ solution is clearly designed to protect it from legal action too

Sean Ingle

23, Jan, 2023 @8:00 AM

Keely Hodgkinson’s hatred of losing will propel her to 2023 success, claims Coe

Sebastian Coe has said Keely Hodgkinson is primed for 800m world championship success in Budapest and that ‘I like the fact that she doesn’t like losing’

Sean Ingle

31, Dec, 2022 @10:30 PM