By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year October 5 - West Ham United's chances of taking over the Olympic Stadium following the London 2012 Games have been greatly boosted by the news that its closest rival does not plan to keep the athletics track even though that is one of the key requirements of being awarded tenancy.

London were struggling behind Paris until chairman Sebastian Coe convinced Lamine Diack, the President

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year October 4 - London 2012 today officially announced that the Olympic marathons - which have caused so much controversy - will start and finish in front of Buckingham Palace and include three loops of central the capital.

Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, had revealed exclusively to insidethegames on Friday

We are confident that the new route is the best way to do this," said Coe.

October 2010: Exclusive - Running marathons through East London would put Olympics at risk claims Coe

September 2010: Coe hits back at East End in London 2012 Olympic marathon row August 2010: Olympic

half-an-hour of the Olympic Park under a new scheme launched today by London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe

Coe, Johnson and ODA chairman John Armitt joined Olympic badminton silver medallist Gail Emms at

facilities for athletes getting ready for the biggest sporting competition in their careers," said Coe

By Duncan Mackay in London British Sports Internet Writer of the Year October 1 - Sebastian Coe today

Buckingham Palace as its backdrop, has angered Host Boroughs Tower Hamlets and Newham, who have claimed that Coe

But Coe, the chairman of London 2012, has made it clear that no amount of pressure is going

Coe claimed that to ensure the smooth running of the Games the marathon had to avoid East London.

the headache I've got of keeping London moving that day [August 5] with 12 Olympic sports," said Coe

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  October 8 - Sebestian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, has praised Volleyball England

Coe said: "I am proud that with the help of partners such as Volleyball England we are delivering

talented and popular Modahl had been something of a model athlete and the ensuing rumpus caused Sebastian Coe

By Duncan Mackay in London British Sports Internet Writer of the Year September 30 - West Ham United today stepped up its bid to take over the Olympic Stadium after London 2012 when England internationals Scott Parker and Carlton Cole joined a group of youngsters to hand deliver their joint bid with Newham Council to Number 10 Downing Street.

  Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, Lamine Diack, the President of the International

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By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year September 28 - Sebastian Coe today dismissed

petition and Facebook protest group have been now launched by Tower Hamlets Council, who claim that Coe

not a beauty contest and it would be ludicrous to suggest that we are ashamed of the East End," said Coe

"This is a purely operational issue," said Coe.

Coe promised the Olympic Torch Relay will go through East London.

It should be a much more impactful moment than a small marathon field running through that Borough," Coe

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year September 28 - David Higgins has resigned as the chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) to take up the same role at Network Rail, it was announced tonight.

” Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, led the tributes to Higgins.

have wanted for a better partner in delivering the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games," said Coe

John Armitt, the chairman of the ODA, echoed Coe.

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year September 28 - Munich 2018 has moved to try to emphasise the robustness of its environmental plans by reiterating the central features of its pioneering sustainability concept if they are awarded the Olympics and Paralympics.

as environmental plans branded "irresponsible" September 2010: Bach backs Witt to follow Coe

September 25 - World swimming champion Mark Foster has laid the first of 180,000 tiles in the London 2012 Aquatics Centre pool, it has been announced.

Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, said: "This is real milestone for the Aquatics Centre which

September 24 - Five-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Steve Redgrave (pictured) is to join Telegraph Media Group’s (TMG) sports team as a columnist and ambassador in the build-up to London 2012.

after winning his fifth Olympic gold medal in Sydney 10 years ago, joins fellow champions Sebastian Coe

By Mike Rowbottom in Munich Many things are evident as you stand at the top of the newly-constructed ski jump overlooking the quintessential Bavarian town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen - not least the courage required to slap your skis onto the smooth, narrow tracks that dip steeply towards the rearing take-off point so far below, and the awaiting landing point even further below that, a green rectangle bordered by a toy stadium. There are no sand traps for dubious competitors to veer onto in the manner of out-of-control lorries. This progress, once entered upon, is irrevocable. In just such a manner, the Munich...

It is often, as Lord Sebastian Coe likes to describe it, a matter of "mood music".

charismatic chair of the bid, with some seeing her as a potentially winning influence in the manner of a Coe

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year September 22 - Former Liberal Democrat leader and British 100 metres record holder Sir Menzies Campbell (pictured) has been appointed to the Olympic Board for London 2012, it was announced today.

Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, sits on it along with Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt, the