By David GoldAugust 17 - The Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, the centrepiece of the 1980 Olympics and which is set to host the final of the 2018 World Cup, is unlikely to be demolished ahead of the competition despite concerns over the cost of renovating the venue.

prominently in the history of the Games as it was the stage for the epic duel between Britain's Sebastian Coe

and Steve Ovett.Ovett won the 800 metres but Coe bounced back to take victory in the 1500m.Other British

By Tom DegunAugust 17 – London 2012 has revealed details of its plans to host International Paralympic Day on September 8 this year with Trafalgar Square set to stage the event and South African superstar Oscar Pistorius lined up to be one of the star attractions.

Paralympic Day in Trafalgar Square is a great way to kick things off," said London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe

By Duncan MackayAugust 11 - Ireland today tried to help reassure countries attending the Chef de Missions seminar in London that next year's Olympics will be safe despite the riots that have swept across the country this week when Sonia O'Sullivan told the meeting that she had no doubts that the event would pass off peacefully and set a new standard for excellence.

I've also spoken to [London 2012 chairman] Sebastian Coe to assure him of our confidence in all the arrangements

days, including the President of the IOC [Jacques Rogge], and that's not the view they take," said Coe

By Tom DegunAugust 11 - There are 14 applications for every available place to carry the Olympic Torch when it arrives in Britain next year to travel around the country in the lead-up to London 2012, it was revealed today.

October 3 until 14 this year as they judge the thousands of applicants and London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe

consideration for one of the 2,012 Torchbearer places on offer through the Moment to Shine campaign," said Coe

By Tom DegunAugust 10 - The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today announced that a website has been launched to allow all London 2012 spectators to plan their routes a year ahead of the Games before booking their travel.

this story at [email protected] storiesAugust 2011: "There will be challenges" Coe

- Traffic will be a problem during London 2012 but we will find a solution claims OswaldJuly 2011: Coe

talk of the use of plastic bullets and water cannon, has tragically undermined the superb work of Lord Coe

for a further year and a bit and the appointment of chief executive Paul Deighton to join Sebastian Coe

the House of Lords some time in 2013 would surely be a formality.There, though, is the rub: Deighton, Coe

By Duncan MackayAugust 8 - London's bid to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships is almost certain to fail unless Britain can provide guarantees within the next three months that the track will remain in the Olympic Stadium after 2012, the head of the sport Lamine Diack has warned.

But Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012 and the vice-president of the IAAF, claimed he was confident

commitment from the Minister and the Mayor [Boris Johnson] is very clear - they want this to happen," Coe

Looking forward to London 2012, which Coe has played a key part in delivering in his capacity as chairman

special that the Olympics will be in London and in the country of such a great athlete as Sebastian Coe

But if Coe has played an inspirational role as far as Rudisha is concerned, the same turns out to be

The Coe factor, it seems, goes on and on.While Kaki will be well aware of how difficult it will be to

Hamza starts to bear that bold prediction out, what are the odds, I wonder, against him mentioning Seb Coe

By Andrew Warshaw in Rio de JaneiroRio 2016 is today celebrating arguably its most important landmark since being awarded the games two years ago, with a special presentation marking exactly five years to the day to the opening of the first summer Games to be held in South America.Some 300 Olympic, civic and commercial movers and shakers will convene in downtown Rio de Janeiro for an occasion that will inject a much-needed feel good factor after weeks of negative publicity over the staging of the World Cup two years earlier.

"Maybe it's because Sebastian Coe is a friend of both Nuzman and Agberto Guimarães, our director of sport

By Duncan MackayAugust 4 - A campaign to help prepare people for next year's Olympics and Paralympics was launched today by Transport for London (TfL) and London 2012.

city will take on an added dimension and this is particularly true in central London," said Sebastian Coe

- Traffic will be a problem during London 2012 but we will find a solution claims OswaldJuly 2011: Coe

By Duncan MackayAugust 4 - Dow Chemical is to sponsor the £7 million ($11 million/€8 million) wrap around the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, it was announced today.

Stadium will look spectacular at Games time and having the wrap is the icing on the cake," said Sebastian Coe

By David GoldAugust 3 - London 2012 chair Sebastian Coe has been welcomed to Strathclyde Park by Glasgow

Coe and Smith were met at the venue, which has an established rowing facility and is a regular host

I'm delighted to welcome Seb Coe to Scotland to see just how big a difference both events are making

Coe added: "With just less than three years to go, it is impressive to see and hear first-hand about

It was a huge honour to meet Sebastian Coe today and the experience of meeting him and hearing how Strathclyde

Sebastian Coe has always said sport should be above politics, but the Chinese had been playing politics

have been trotted out - Steve Redgrave, Kelly Holmes, Chris Hoy, David Beckham (I kid you not), Seb Coe

himself and young Tom Daley, among numerous other obvious luminaries.Lord Coe, who has no say in the

Britain's International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board member, has claimed that Sebastian Coe

claimed that this is something that the IOC are very pleased about and that it has reflected very well on Coe

chief executive Paul Deighton and IOC Olympic Director Gilbert Felli) who said he would love to see Coe

Oswald, who is chair of the IOC Coordination Commission for London 2012, added that Coe has particularly

" says athletics legend LewisFebruary 2011: Exclusive - Coe can become the next IAAF President - but

so can others, says DiackNovember 2010: Tom Degun - Bubka versus Coe looks set to be a true battle of