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Health experts slam doping-friendly Enhanced Games

  • Other

Athletes at the Paris Olympics later this month will be tested for performance-enhancing drugs, but at a competition plotting to rival the Games, doping will be objective. 

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has dismissed the whole idea as "bollocks".

drugs likely will land the best performances," Bjornebekk warned.World Athletics president Sebastian Coe



Coe reaffirms support for Ukrainian athletes after meeting with Zelensky

  • Paris 2024

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe travelled to Ukraine this weekend to meet with the head of the

Zelensky met Coe in Kiev over the weekend, coinciding with the national athletics championships in Lviv

 In the meeting between the two leaders, Zelensky thanked Coe for the support given to Ukrainian

 Speaking to international media on his return, Coe said he had fulfilled a promise to Ukrainian

President Coe’s meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of UkraineWorld Athletics President Seb Coe

And that the price of this war is very high," stressed Zelensky, who was invited by Coe to attend the


Chris Roberts: "The IOC moves the goalposts every time we get to the line"

  • Boxing

In a one-on-one interview with Inside The Games, the International Boxing Association’s secretary general addresses the federation’s "combative relationship" with the International Olympic Committee and the future of the sport, including its uncertain status for Los Angeles 2028.

one of the world’s lead sportsmen, come administrator, come president (of World Athletics) Sebastien Coe

Why doesn’t IOC President Thomas Bach criticise Coe for his announcement on offering prize money at the


Paris 2024: The Games of gender parity

  • Paris 2024

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will mark a historic milestone, finally achieving gender parity in athlete participation 128 years after the modern era began in Athens in 1896. 

We have come a long way in a relatively short space of time," said Sebastian Coe, head of world athletics


Athletics events to open LA28 after scheduling, venue changes

  • Olympics

The Los Angeles 2028 Olympics proposed a series of updates to its venue plan Friday, leveraging Southern California’s abundance of high-quality athletic venues to assign more sports to existing stadiums and fewer temporary ones. Track and field will now be front and centre at the Memorial Coliseum.

 The switch was welcomed by World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe, hailing it as a "visionary" change

underscores our commitment to innovation in athletics and elevating the global profile of our athletes," Coe


New report warns of heat danger at Paris Olympics

  • Olympics

A new report out Tuesday, backed by climate scientists and athletes, warned about the dangers posed by extreme high temperatures at this year's Paris Olympics. The "Rings of Fire" report —a collaboration between non-profit Climate Central, academics at Britain's University of Portsmouth and 11 Olympians— said conditions in Paris could be worse than the last Games in Tokyo in 2021.

Speaking after Tokyo, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe, who wrote a foreword for "Rings of Fire


With 40 days to go, elections polarise France

  • Paris 2024

France was the scene of massive demonstrations last Saturday organised by trade unions and left-wing parties to protest against the rise of the far-right, which opinion polls suggest is on the verge of taking power. Police reportedly estimated the number of demonstrators at 250,000 nationwide, with 75,000 concentrated in Paris.

clashes," added a source close to the French security forces, also on condition of anonymity.Sebastian Coe

election three weeks before the start of London, but that's what's happening and they'll get through it," Coe


World Athletics doubles down, launches prize money-driven 2026 championship

  • Athletics

Track & Field athletes in the upcoming Paris Olympic Games, the association presided by Sebastian Coe

own sponsors, create their own content and increase off-track income,” the association said, while Coe

immediate pressure to perform for athletes aiming to claim the title of the ultimate champion,” Seb Coe



Sebastian Coe warns against drug cheats at Paris Olympics

  • Olympics

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has warned athletes who try to cheat by using performance-enhancing

Former British athlete Sebastian Coe, a middle-distance specialist and Olympic 1500m champion at Moscow

rest of the athletes and athletics itself.So, as the European summer and the Paris Olympics approach, Coe

Coe, who was born in London 67 years ago, remains hopeful that the use of technology will help make these

role in 21st century society and the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris. pic.twitter.com/EEWXdptlp3— Seb Coe

few people who will take that risk/reward decision and step outside the moral boundaries," lamented Coe


IBA will award prize money to medal-winning boxers at Paris 2024

  • Boxing

After setting a trend in boxing and seeing World Athletics follow through for the upcoming Olympics, the International Boxing Association (IBA) announced on Wednesday it plans to pay medallists while also guaranteeing them rights to future title fights, a groundbreaking decision in the sport.

Back in April, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe also advocated for what he considered a much-needed


Great Britain's Josh Kerr eyes 1500m medals at Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Great Britain athlete Josh Kerr has expressed confidence in securing British Olympic medals this summer in the 1500m event in Paris.

enjoying being part of a group of middle-distance runners reminiscent of the era of Cram, Sebastian Coe

(now Lord Coe), and Steve Ovett."


IOC criticises World Athletics' prize money plan for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach suggested that World Athletics should prioritise funding to support athletes at the grassroots level rather than offering prize money to gold medal winners at the Paris Olympics.

Sebastian Coe defended the decision to award prize money, saying, "These are changing times.

Coe revealed that gold medallists will receive cash prizes at Paris 2024, breaking with 128 years of

GETTY IMAGESBach attempted to justify his criticism of what Coe and World Athletics believe is appropriate

 His position is the same now as it was a few weeks ago when Coe announced he wanted to start awarding


Groundbreaking NCAA settlement shakes US college sports

  • Sports

Paying amateur athletes has for a long time been a high-voltage debate within college sports circles in the United States, as well as the Olympic movement. Ardent defenders of the purity of the game often face the harsh reality of the current landscape in a cut-throat business world.

within the Olympic movement, as just this year tensions rose when World Athletics’ boss, Sebastian Coe

Coe endured pushback from national federations and the International Olympic Committee, among others,