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Controversy over long jump reform continues

  • Athletics

World Athletics is about to change the rules of the long jump. Nothing will be the same for athletes who are resisting to changes they say could turn the discipline into something completely different by removing the starting board.

protect, but there are others that leave the public cold," said World Athletics President Sebastian Coe


Sebastian Coe: Long ban for anyone participating in 'Enhanced Games'

  • Olympics

Coe described the organisation of such events as "nonsense".

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has been outspoken in his criticism of the organisation of the

 Coe was speaking at a press conference ahead of this weekend's World Athletics Indoor Championships

Agency (WADA), which has described the experiment as a "dangerous and irresponsible concept".Sebastian Coe

He pointed out: "Many leaders of the Olympic movement, some of whom I'm sure Lord Coe would consider

"Lord Coe represents the analogue era of sport, which valued the purity of the game.


Beijing to host World Athletics Championships in 2027

  • Athletics

The 2027 World Athletics Championships will welcome the biggest stars back to Beijing, 12 years after the Chinese capital successfully hosted the premier athletics event and almost two decades after the Beijing Olympic Games.

 World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said the choice of Beijing was partly commercial, noting

Coe presents a flag to Mitsugu Ogata, president of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations.


4 March: Athletics tickets for Paris 2024 to go on sale

  • Paris 2024

The next Paris 2024 announcement, the unveiling of the official poster for the Games on 4 March, will be accompanied by the release of additional tickets, with a special focus on Athletics that is sure to delight fans of the sport.

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe was one of those to express his dissatisfaction.All you need


Spanish Olympic Committee presents the 'Sport Sustainability Summit' report

  • Olympics

The Spanish Olympic Committee (COE), in collaboration with the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and

The COE is the first National Olympic Committee to be recognised by the IOC in the field of sustainability

and was presented by Manuel Parga, Director of Sustainability, Marketing and Human Resources at the COE

olímpica en colaboración con la @fempcomunica, con @santander_es, socio global de sostenibilidad del COE

the parallel activities developed was the organisation of a round table, as well documented by the COE

The event ended with another symbolic gesture: the donation of a sports garment to the COE and Banco


Kelvin Kiptum: Kenya's solemn farewell to marathon star

  • Athletics

Elite athletes, officials and a crowd of mourners gathered on Friday to bid farewell to Kelvin Kiptum, the esteemed Kenyan marathon champion and world record holder. The funeral was held at the place where Kelvin Kiptum began his journey, honed his talents and finally said goodbye.

Kenya's President William Ruto and World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe wanted to give Kiptum a final


Kenya pays tribute to late marathon icon Kelvin Kiptum

  • Athletics

Kenyan President William Ruto and World Athletics president Sebastian Coe will attend the funeral on

"Kelvin, you achieved greatness and inspired us all," said Sebastian Coe in X last week.Kelvin, you achieved

greatness and inspired us all.We will miss you dearly. https://t.co/3odmvcM9rk— Seb Coe (@sebcoe) February

February and will be attended by Kenyan President William Ruto and World Athletics Director Sebastian Coe


Funeral of Kenyan marathon star Kiptum on 24 February

  • Athletics

The funeral of Kenya's world marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum, who died in a car crash at the weekend, will be held on 24 February, an athletics official said on Wednesday, with the government promising a "heroic farewell".

attend the funeral, including Kenyan President William Ruto and the head of World Athletics Sebastian Coe

Tributes have poured in for Kiptum, with Coe describing him as "an incredible athlete who leaves an incredible


Marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum dies in car crash in Kenya

  • Athletics

Kelvin Kiptum, one of the favourites to win a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics and one of the athletes on the verge of making athletics history, has died in a car accident in Kenya at the age of 24. He was driving his car when it veered off the road and overturned. His coach, Rwandan Gervais Hakizimana, also died.

— ELIPHAS MAWIRA O MWOBI🎆🎇 (@EliphasmawiraM) February 12, 2024World Athletics President Sebastian Coe

Coe said he was in Chicago just last week to "officially ratify" Kiptum's historic time, which currently

, teammates and the Kenyan nation.It was only earlier this week in… pic.twitter.com/dDBKgjXNKL— Seb Coe


Great North Run receives World Athletics Heritage Award

  • Athletics

The World Athletics Heritage Award, created by World Athletics President Lord Sebastian Coe, recognises

. 🏅 🏃 pic.twitter.com/o0vzW7RQ2i— Great Run (@Great_Run) February 8, 2024Sebastian Coe, President of

creation of the World Athletics Plaque was announced by the President of World Athletics Sebastian Coe


Details emerge in Tony Estanguet investigation

  • Paris 2024

The president of the Paris 2024 organising committee, Tony Estanguet, is the subject of a judicial inquiry into his salary as head of the organisation, and new interesting information emerged on Wednesday.

is worth noting that while Estanguet's remuneration may seem high, it is lower than what Sebastian Coe


Istanbul delegation unveils plans for 2027 European Games

  • Olympics

The meeting was hosted by the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE). 

EOC President Spyros Capralos and the members of the ExCo welcomed COE President Alejandro Blanco to

event and plans for the Paris 2024 European House.🤝 El Comité Ejecutivo de @The_EOC se reúne en el COE

La reunión, inaugurada por el presidente del COE, @COE_Presidente, ha estado presidida por… pic.twitter.com


Paris 2024 could revive the Olympic brand

  • Paris 2024

Terrence Burns, who served as Senior Vice President of Marketing for Meridian Management, the exclusive and partially owned marketing agency for the IOC from 1996 to 2004, stated that Paris 2024 could mark the start of a new era for the Olympic Games after the challenges faced by  Tokyo 2020 and Sochi 2014 over Covid-19 and doping issues, respectively.

sales, he expressed satisfaction with their value, contradicting World Athletics President Sebastian Coe


Key meeting in Tokyo ahead of the 2025 World Athletics Championships

  • Athletics

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike met with World Athletics President Sebastian Coe and CEO Jon Ridgeon on Monday

factors for this event, which is why Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe

 Both Coe and Koike made statements without taking questions, something that should not happen but

During the meeting held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Koike thanked Coe and praised

#Tokyo Governor KOIKE Yuriko (@ecoyuri) on Monday received Sebastian Coe (@sebcoe), President of the

 For his part, Coe expressed his solidarity with the victims of the earthquake on the Noto Peninsula


Paris 2024: key concerns with six months to go

  • Paris 2024

Political bickering, persistent grumbling about ticket prices and disruption to daily life are souring the mood ahead of Paris 2024. Several recent announcements have led to a surge in negative publicity for the sporting mega-event, which will kick off in six months and attract a television audience of billions.

prices in an athletics arena that we have seen at an Olympic Games," World Athletics president Sebastian Coe