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Coe and Edwards among greats attending first European Athletics Convention

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  OCTOBER 17 - SEBASTIAN COE (pictured) and Jonathan Edwards are among 372 key decision makers attending

  Coe, the double Olympic 1500 metres champion, will deliver a key-note speech as the European Athletics

Coe, the chairman of London 2012 and the vice-president of the International Association of Athletics


Huge crowds turn out for Beijing heroes parade

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  OCTOBER 16 - HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of Londoners have turned out for the victory parade through the capital of the British teams that performed so spectacularly at the Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing.

Sebastian Coe, who won two Olympic golds during his career, said he hoped Britains exploits in Beijing


Coe and other legends give Cultural Olympiad an athletic start

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  SEPTEMBER 26 - SEBASTIAN COE and Dame Kelly Holmes (pictured) led some of the country's greatest athletes

Coe, the 1980 and 1984 Olympic 1500 metres champion and chairman of the London 2012 Olympic Organising

Coe said: "It was really great.   "It was lovely and there was a very enthusiastic audience.  

Coe admmited that it will be a "challenge" to maintain enthusiasm across the board until 2012 but said


Olympic and Paralympic flags raised at City Hall

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  SEPTEMBER 26 - THE Olympic and Paralympic flags have been raised outside City Hall today in a public event to formally mark London becoming host city for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

London Mayor Boris Johnson, London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe and Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell spoke

Coe said: "This is a very special moment for London, and we hope Londoners and everyone around the UK



Coe backs Preston pool campaign

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  SEPTEMBER 23 - SEBASTIAN COE (pictured), the chairman of London 2012, today backed Preston's campaign

Coe this morning visited Preston's West View Leisure Centre and met several youngsters, including 18-

Coe said: "First you have to identify talent and there is clearly a lot of talent here and potentially

"Meeting Lord Coe was fantastic and I have met more famous people in the last few weeks then I ever have

Coe is due to travel to Crewe this afternoon where he will meet meet a number of the region’s athletes

Coe said: “The athletes, coaches, facilities and programmes I’m visiting today provide a springboard


Armitt admits ODA struggling to raise money for Olympic Village

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  SEPTEMBER 22 - JOHN ARMITT, the chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), claimed that they had half the money needed to build the £1 billion Athletes' Village but were struggling to raise the remainder.

Labour Party Conference, where he was attending a fringe event along with London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe


London Mayor to raise flags at City Hall

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  SEPTEMBER 19 - LONDON MAYOR Boris Johnson will officially raise the Olympic and Paralympic flags at City Hall next Friday, it was announced today.

Also taking part will be London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe, Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell MP, plus

Coe will be at the event having taken part in a special London 2012 hour of Martin Creed's Work No. 850


West Midlands firms pledge quarter-of-a-million to help 2012 hopefuls

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  SEPTEMBER 19 - A GROUP of Businesses in the West Midlands are to raise an average of £60,000 each year to give local athletes, including rowing gold medallist Zac Purchase (pictured left), the best chances of success in the 2012 London Olympics.

appointed the acting chairman of Team Business West Midlands, who said that London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe




Birthplace of Paralympics celebrate Handover Day

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  SEPTEMBER 17 - STOKE MANDEVILLE is today preparing to celebrate the handover of the Paralympic flag from Beijing and the countdown to London 2012, 60 years after the seeds of the Paralympics were sown there.

Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, said: “Sixty years after the first Stoke Mandeville Games


Following Beijing reminds me of when I was competing, says Coe

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  SEPTEMBER 16 - SEBASTIAN COE (pictured) said today that he is impressed by the success that Beijing

Coe said: "I have absolutely no doubt that we will deliver a first-rate volunteer programme with all

The 1948 London Olympics pioneered the use of volunteers, Coe said, adding that Britain's tradition of


Sailing venue set to be ready before end of year

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  SEPTEMBER 16 - THE sailing facility at Weymouth and Portland is set to be the first venue built specifically for the 2012 Olympics to be completed, it was announced today.

”   Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, said: “The success of our


London 2012 launches Paralympics pre-Games training camp guide

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  SEPTEMBER 15 - LONDON 2012 hosted a reception at the British Ambassador's residence in Beijing today to launch the the Pre-Games Training Camp Guide for the Paralympic Games.

  The event was hosted by Sebastian Coe, the London 2012 chairman, ParalympicsGB chairman Mike Brace

Coe said: “We said that we wanted the London Games to be for athletes, and the facilities listed in this