at these Olympic Games,International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe

the world governing body, which has until July 17 next year to appeal to CAS.IAAF President Sebastian Coe

at Rio 2016 ©Getty Images"We were surprised by the CAS decision, and I think the IOC was too," said Coe

Federations Council, will make “a massive difference” to the sport, according to its President Sebastian Coe

will be put before the membership at an Extraordinary General Meeting on December 3.In the meantime, Coe

individual international federations should decide on selecting Russian competitors for the Games, Coe

 IAAF President Sebastian Coe pictured with his top table at today's landmark IAAF meeting in Rio

There are three Brits who certainly won’t be on Vladimir Putin’s Christmas card list this year.

There is little doubt that Lord Coe, Sir Philip Craven and Adam Pengilly are personas non grata in the

what you might call our three men-in-a-vote have made an indelible impression on the 2016 Games.For Coe

going on as a vice-president but cynically let it all wash over him in order to get elected.Sebastian Coe

believed - and still do believe - that it was a semi-political vendetta designed to undermine him but Coe

He, Coe and Pengilly deserve a place on the rostrum for fair play.

All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF), potentially putting her into direct conflict with Sebastian Coe

currently suspended after the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), headed by Coe

and world record holder has been the most vocal critic of the IAAF decision and has now challenged Coe

Rio 2016 ©Yelena Isinbayeva"There has not been any answer to the direct question to IAAF President Coe

Yelena Isinbayeva had last appeared in a campaign video for Sebastian Coe during his successful bid to

become President of the IAAF ©Sebastian CoeIsinbayeva had supported Coe during his successful campaign

Juan Antonio Samaranch looks on course to become an International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president 42 years after his father.

Paralympic Games, Nigeria’s Habu Gumel and Sergey Bubka, the former pole-vaulting star and rival to Seb Coe

Vitaly Mutko has failed in a last ditch attempt to have the Russian athletics ban from Rio 2016 lifted, with the county's outspoken Sports Minister also confirming he will not be attending the Olympic Games.

decide on athlete eligibility.Mutko has now confirmed that he sent a letter to IAAF President Sebastien Coe

I have received an answer from Coe," Mutko told the Russian news agency TASS."

Leadership is a funny thing. I remember once at a G7 Summit, Ronald Reagan appeared so mentally absent that I engaged in a serious conversation with a top New York Times journalist over why his newspaper seemingly felt unable to convey this to its readers. Yet Reagan won the Cold War.

Federations (IAAF), governing body of the bedrock Olympic sport, presided over since last year by Sebastian Coe

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe has offered his support

International Sports Federations given our experience and what we have learned over last 8 months— Seb Coe

question marks over how all this can be achieved with the Rio Opening Ceremony taking place on August 5.Coe

We have created and been through the process," Coe said."

Three stations on a bus-route connecting Rio de Janeiro's airport with the Olympic Park were briefly closed after a shoot-out between police and drug gangs.

of Guanabara Bay on which the Olympic marina is located.As a result, the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE

Russia's athletes will miss the Rio 2016 Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) today threw out an appeal against their International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) ban.

IAAF President Sebastian Coe claimed it was not a day for triumphalism ©Getty ImagesThe CAS said that

doping code have been supported, this is not a day for triumphant statements," said President Sebastian Coe

Sitting around in the welcome, if overdue, sunshine last weekend with half a dozen friends and neighbours, the conversation turned to the upcoming Olympic Games.

Brows were furrowed and chins were stroked.Eventually two said they thought it was Seb Coe; another queried

To paraphrase a cynic from a previous era: We’re at a crossroads in the war on doping alright, it’s just not the one everybody thinks we’re at.

which he was a part.For example, already in January 2015, he was convinced apparently that Sebastian Coe

Brazilian Sports Minister Leonardo Picciani has claimed the Government are hopeful all nations will be allowed to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympics, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) explore options which could lead to Russia being banned from the Games.

a blanket ban ©Getty ImagesRussian news agency Sputnik have claimed the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE

supportive of Russia’s participation at the Games, quoting a source from the organisation as saying “the COE

Double Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva says she is “optimistic” Russia’s Rio 2016 athletics ban will be overturned at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after speaking at an appeal hearing today.

Olympic Committee and 68 athletes with a decision due on Thursday (July 21).IAAF President Sebastian Coe

IAAF’s decision to continue the ban it first implemented in November indefinitely last month.Sebastian Coe

“I always hope for the better and I advise everybody to do that.”An IAAF statement said Coe had been

“IAAF President Sebastian Coe attended the Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing today in Switzerland

“Coe told CAS this morning he wanted to be at the hearing given the importance of the case for athletes

Spanish athletes at Rio 2016 will reportedly be guarded by a private security firm.

According to Marca, the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) has hired Madrid based company Prosegur to "shadow