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Exclusive: Coe to lead post-London 2012 GREAT Britain campaign

  • London 2012

By Lauren Mattera at Lancaster House in LondonSeptember 6 - London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe will

Sebastian Coe has been credited with delivering one of the best Games of all timeIt is the second major

role Coe has agreed to take on after London 2012 following his appointment last month by the Prime Minister


Doubts persist over Glasgow 2014 triathlon venue because of polluted Loch

  • Glasgow 2014

By Tom DegunSeptember 5 - Serious doubts over Strathclyde Loch as a venue for the triathlon at the Commonwealth Games at Glasgow 2014 continue to grow after another event was cancelled there. 

cancelledAugust 2012: Glasgow 2014 may move triathlon venue over pollution fearsAugust 2011: Coe


South African officials call for "urgent investigation" in Pistorius blade row

  • Athletics News

By Tom DegunSeptember 5 - South Africa's main sports body has written to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) demanding an urgent investigation in the blade row started by their star athlete Oscar Pistorius after he was beaten in the men's 200-metre T44 final.

Meanwhile, London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe has given his support to Pistorius following his controversial

zones 40 or 50 seconds after an emotional moment in your career and said all sorts of things," said Coe


South African officials call for "urgent investigation" in Pistorius blade row

  • Athletics

By Tom Degun at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonSeptember 5 - South Africa's main sports body has written to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) demanding an urgent investigation in the blade row started by their star athlete Oscar Pistorius after he was beaten in the men's 200-metre T44 final.

Meanwhile, London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe has given his support to Pistorius following his controversial

zones 40 or 50 seconds after an emotional moment in your career and said all sorts of things," said Coe


Coe backs Deighton's Treasury appointment

  • London 2012

at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonSeptember 5 - London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe

From a personal perspective I am very, very pleased for Paul," Coe (pictured above, left) said today.

Before he takes up the new role, Deighton will make a Parliamentary appearance, alongside Coe, in front

It comes with the landscape," said Coe."


London 2012 chief executive given Government role by British Prime Minister

  • London 2012

By Duncan Mackay at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonSeptember 4 - Paul Deighton, the chief executive of London 2012, has today been appointed as a Minister in Britain's Treasury by the Prime Minister David Cameron.

At the end of the Olympics last month, Cameron appointed London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe as his Olympics

Coe will advise the Prime Minister on how best to secure the long-term benefits of hosting the Games,


Hunt rewarded for success of London 2012 with new Cabinet job

  • London 2012

By Tom Degun at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonSeptember 4 - Jeremy Hunt, the top-ranking Government official in charge of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, has today been named as the new Secretary of State for Health in Prime Minister David Cameron's Cabinet reshuffle. 

2012 Government official escapes calls for Parliamentary investigationApril 2012: Exclusive - Coe


Alan Hubbard: The BOA chair an obvious post-Games job opportunity for the overlord of the rings

  • Inside the Blogs

head as he put on his bicycle clips and helmet before pedalling back to City Hall.I am told that Seb Coe

when the BOA hold their annual meeting in November.Moreover, it is rumoured that should this happen Coe

Clearly, the Paralympics are set to follow the Olympics as another glorious triumph for Coe.

, believing he is the ideal figure to take the organisation forward to Rio in 2016.But I understand Coe

to become President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 2015.Should Coe


The finest Paralympian of all? Modest Zorn may wear the golden crown uneasily – but statistics do not lie...

  • Blogs (Paralympics)

By Tom DegunThere is one woman from the United States who indisputably – not even arguably – owns the title of the greatest ever Paralympian. Her name is Trischa Zorn.The 48-year-old swimmer, who has been blind since birth, has featured in seven consecutive Paralympic Games from Arnhem 1980 to Athens 2004.Competing mostly in the B2 disability class, Zorn has won a staggering 55 medals which consist of an incredible 41 golds, nine silvers and five bronze.

included International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge and London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe


Wheelchair race ace Weir sets Olympic Stadium alight with stunning 5,000m victory

  • Athletics News

By Tom Degun at the Olympic Stadium in LondonSeptember 2 - British wheelchair racing star Dave Weir produced arguably the moment of the Paralympic Games so far as he claimed a sensational victory in the men's 5,000 metres T54 to the delight of 80,000 screaming fans here tonight.

was in attendance and on up her feet cheering.She was stood next to London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe


Irate Pistorius questions rival's blades after controversial Paralympic 200m defeat

  • Athletics News

By Tom Degun at the Olympic Stadium in LondonSeptember 2 - Oscar Pistorius is not used to finishing behind other Paralympic athletes and it showed here tonight as he reacted poorly to being beaten by Brazil's Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira, losing his long unbeaten record over 200 metres at London 2012.

Lamine Diack was among the crowd, as was the Duchess of Cambridge and London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe


Irate Pistorius questions rival's blades after controversial Paralympic 200m defeat

  • Athletics

By Tom Degun at the Olympic Stadium in LondonSeptember 2 - Oscar Pistorius is not used to finishing behind other Paralympic athletes and it showed here tonight as he reacted poorly to being beaten by Brazil's Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira, losing his long unbeaten record over 200 metres at London 2012.

Lamine Diack was among the crowd, as was the Duchess of Cambridge and London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe


Coe welcomes three millionth London 2012 spectator to Olympic Park

  • London 2012

Degun at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonSeptember 1 - London 2012 chairman Seb Coe

above, centre) from Stanford-le-Hope in Essex was presented with some special London 2012 gifts by Coe

so great being here on the Park today, watching the action in the Aquatics Centre and meeting Lord Coe

Her father admitted he was stunned by the news.Seb Coe (left), signs Lucy Fuller's (centre) commemorative

Meeting Lord Coe has been the icing on the cake and something we'll be telling our friends and family

Coe himself said he was delighted to welcome the family."


Olympic sponsor targeted by angry disability groups over links to London 2012 Paralympics

  • London 2012 Paralympics

By Duncan Mackay at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonAugust 31 - Controversial Paralympic sponsor Atos was the target today for protests in London by disability activists angry that the French multi-national IT firm carries out "fit for work" assessments on behalf of the British Government.

Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, has also backed Atos."


Exclusive: IOC may have changed mind over lollipop athlete

  • London 2012

By David OwenAugust 31 - The body which recommended that Mu-yen Chu be withdrawn from the recent election for places on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission initially decided that there was not enough evidence to exclude him, insidethegames understands.

hearing the evidence presented.Mu-yen Chu, pictured above right, met London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe