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BOA unveil krow communications as latest commercial partner in build-up to Rio 2016

  • EOC

By Nick ButlerKrow communications has been appointed Official Provider of the British Olympic Association (BOA) in the latest commercial appointment since the arrival of BOA chief executive Bill Sweeney last October.

commercial boost for BOA chief executive Bill Sweeney (right), pictured alongside BOA chairman Sebastian Coe




Gay returns after halved doping ban to Lausanne, scene of his last win a year ago

  • Athletics

By Mike RowbottomTyson Gay makes his not-so-long awaited return to the track tomorrow night in Lausanne - where he last competed a year ago before incurring the doping ban which has subsequently, and controversially, been reduced from 24 to 12 months.

been approved by the World Anti-Doping Agency, was announced in May, IAAF vice-president Sebastian Coe

last meeting before serving his ban ©Getty Images"First of all the IAAF has to look at this case," Coe

medallist reveals himself as "friend" in Tyson Gay doping case after launching legal actionMay 2014: Coe


London 2012 International Inspiration Programme has "exceeded targets", report says

  • London 2012

By Paul Osborne at UK Sport's headquarters in LondonThe International Inspiration Programme has "exceeded its targets" of inspiring 12 million young people across 20 nations through sport, according to an independent report conducted by international research consulting and technical assistance services company, Ecorys.

in Great Britain's bid to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe

and young people from 20 nations across the globe to choose sport as a source of inspiration, with Coe

world by providing education and sporting opportunities that they otherwise wouldn't have had," said Coe

Talking at a news briefing here today, Coe claimed the programme was "vital to showcase the UK history

through sport across 20 nations worldwide ©IIPThe original ambitions of the programme, according to Coe


Former private secretary to British Prime Minister appointed chief executive of Sport and Recreation Alliance

  • News

By Nick ButlerEmma Boggis has been appointed the new chief executive of the Sport and Recreation Alliance, the umbrella organisation for governing and representative bodies in Great Britain.

of the Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Unit in the Cabinet Office, set up in 2012 to support Sebastian Coe

Emma Boggis previously worked alongside Sebastian Coe is his role as Prime Minister's Legacy Ambassador


Tokyo 2020 will show how "resilient" Japan is claims Coates as IOC Coordination Commission begins

  • Tokyo 2020

By Duncan Mackay at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government BuildingTokyo 2020 is an opportunity for Japan to show how "resilient" it is following the earthquake and tsunami which devastated the country three years ago, International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president John Coates claimed here today as preparations for the Games really started.

discussed by the IOC Coordination Commission, which includes former London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe




Brendan Foster - on sporting inspiration, and why he wants one million more running by 2020

  • The Big Read

It is - although he finds it hard to believe - 40 years since Brendan Foster christened the new track for which he had campaigned so tirelessly at his local Gateshead stadium by setting a world 3,000 metres record there.Those who witnessed the efforts of the local hero as he drove himself on to cross the line in 7 minutes, 35.1 seconds, head rolling with the effort, will recall the spectacle. It was inspiring.Forty years on, Foster - who ended 1974 as European 5,000m champion and BBC Sports Personality of the Year - is still attempting to generate inspiration within...

But while that huge figure in British sport will be sadly absent, another, Sebastian Coe, will be present

has put on an Olympics that have been emotionally inspiring to so many thousands of people.Sebastian Coe


Mike Rowbottom: This is the way the sporting world ends, not with a bang but a whimper

  • Inside the Blogs

I was there in the stadium - and it just didn't seem right.Earlier in that year, Coe, double Olympic

which he held a world record of 1min 41.73sec which would not be beaten for another seven years.Seb Coe

tracked Kenya's Nixon Kiprotich into the final bend, BBC's commentator David Coleman commented: "And Coe

there, and as the field reached the halfway point in the final straight, Coleman was dismissive: "And Coe



Alan Hubbard: Sebastian Coe would have made ideal candidate to replace slippery Sepp

  • Inside the Blogs

Sebastian Coe had a flirtation with FIFA eight years ago when he was drafted in to chair their Ethics

depose Sepp Blatter as the deeply troubled world football body's overlord.FIFA desperately needs a Coe-like

ultimately, might lead to a future Presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).Sebastian Coe

For becoming the Beeb boss inevitably would mean that Coe must be lost to sport, which he surely would

hate.It is technically a three-days-a-week job, but Coe is already committed to two days a week with


Fitness First appointed partner of BOA to boost performance on road to Rio 2016

  • EOC

By Nick ButlerFitness First, one of the largest global health brands in the world, has been unveiled as the first ever "Official Fitness Partner" of the British Olympic Association (BOA).

about, along with challenging all those big issues such as physical inactivity," BOA chairman Sebastian Coe

Martin Seibold, UK managing director of Fitness First, in between Bill Sweeney and Sebastian Coe following