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Princess Royal leads celebrations of London 2012 10th anniversary

  • London 2012

London 2012 can look back and say it staged the Olympic Games "exceptionally well", the Princess Royal said during a special reception to mark the 10th anniversary of the Opening Ceremony here tonight.

Hugh Robertson, the then Sports Minister.Sir Hugh is now head of the BOA having succeeded Sebastian Coe

A notable absentee was tonight’s reception was Coe, who is currently travelling to Colombia from the


Alan Hubbard: London’s legacy is tainted, so let’s bang the drum for Brum

  • Inside the Blogs

It seems a happy coincidence that the Commonwealth Games, which open in Birmingham tomorrow evening, coincide with the 10th anniversary of Britain’s greatest ever sports extravaganza, the Olympics of London 2012.

of more than 1,500 samples taken) allowed the man who brilliantly orchestrated them, Lord Sebastian Coe




World Athletics to introduce repechage round in track events for Paris 2024

  • Athletics

Runners knocked out in the opening round of track events from 200 to 1500 metres at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris will get another opportunity to continue in the competition after World Athletics announced they are to introduce a repechage round.

athletes and will build anticipation for fans and broadcasters," World Athletics President Sebastian Coe





Duncan Mackay: Coe's obsession with "cracking" America should not be at expense of rest of the world

  • Inside the Blogs

"Making it big in America" has been an obsession of British pop groups and singers ever since The Beatles became a cultural phenomenon across the Atlantic in the 1960s.

with not being a massive star in the US and had given up trying.But World Athletes President Sebastian Coe

sports and fitness company in the world, whose sponsored athletes and biggest advocates have included Coe

Coe has pointed to a World Athletics study that claims there are 50 million recreational runners in America

seconds as Liz McColgan literally ran her rivals to a standstill to win the 10,000 metres.Sebastian Coe

them in 2007, and I believe that awarding the 2025 World Championships in Nairobi would have provided Coe


Hammer throw world champion Andersen donates singlet at MOWA Gathering of Champions

  • Athletics

Brooke Andersen, winner of last Sunday’s women’s hammer throw at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, became the latest athlete to donate items to the Museum of World Athletics (MOWA) collection at "Gathering of Champions".

athletes here have been very generous supporters of our Heritage programme, which was started by Seb Coe

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe, whose spikes from his 1984 1500m gold and 800m silver-medal


Coe castigates "second-rate sociologists" as he endorses Semenya's participation at World Athletics Championships

  • Athletics

same treatment and same services" as any other athlete in Eugene, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe

But Coe also took a sideswipe at "second-rate sociologists" who have questioned the scientific basis

will run in the heats on the sixth day of competition in Eugene.World Athletics President Sebastian Coe

Semenya is one of a handful of "restricted" athletes in Oregon, but Coe told AFP he didn't want "these

My whole approach to this has actually been about inclusivity," added Coe."

Coe said it was his responsibility to "protect the integrity of women's sport"."


New athletics series to be launched in US to boost sport's popularity before Los Angeles 2028

  • Athletics

A new circuit of athletics meetings designed to help popularise the sport in the build-up to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles is set to be launched next year in the United States.

of Los Angeles 2028.The plan has been backed by World Athletics, who under its President Sebastian Coe

and field would need to surpass swimming, tennis and motor racing.World Athletics President Sebastian Coe

particularly those recreational runners - and believing they are part of that track and field landscape," Coe