Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has claimed the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) must avoid politicising the crisis in the country following a string of positive drug tests.

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe revealed last week

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe has promised that the

Coe introduced a governance review following his election in Beijing last August and they have coincided

financial review of the IAAF by Former British Government Minister Paul Deighton, who worked alongside Coe

 Paul Deighton, right, who worked alongside Sebastian Coe, left, at London 2012 is conducting a

package ©Getty Images"We have taken time to look closely at the lessons we can draw from the past," said Coe

Tonight I was lucky enough to be invited to the European première of Race, the new film about Jesse Owens and his quest for greatness at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.

of honour at the film, International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe

1936 showed that politics and the Olympics have always been linked closely together ©ITGTalking to Coe

If it were just down to Coe, I would not put a lot of money on them being successful.

that will probably be influenced by pressure from outside athletics and will not just be about what Coe

Coe, a close friend of Bach's since they were both athletes, is certain to come under heavy pressure

Ethiopia, Morocco, Kenya, Ukraine and Belarus are all to have their anti-doping programmes monitored by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), it was announced here today.

testing in Ethiopia and Morocco and that "they deal with the situation immediately".IAAF Sebastian Coe

Games in Rio de Janeiro, International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe

Sebastian Coe, centre, and Rune Andersen, right, head of the IAAF Taskforce, announced today that Russia's

"I think you should conclude that these decisions will be taken at that point," Coe said.On Sunday (March

part of the clean-up were tipping off athletes ahead of drugs tests.Progress has been made in Russia, Coe

Coe also revealed that Russian doping cheat turned whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova could be allowed to

carry out their threat to terminate its multi-million dollar contract, it was revealed by Sebastian Coe

persuaded Adidas to give the IAAF another chance"Dentsu have been able to deal with this," IAAF President Coe

Coe also told the IAAF Council that he optimistic that he could persuade Nestlé to reverse their decision

I am dealing personally with this matter," Coe said."These are long-term discussions."

Coe also revealed that he plans to call an Extraordinary General Meeting of the IAAF later this year

Ethiopia and Morocco are the latest countries facing the threat of sanctions from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) over fears they have major problems with doping.

Hightower, the President of USA Track & Field, who has been appointed by IAAF President Sebastian Coe

 Coe has also threatened Kenya that they could be banned unless they demonstrate they are tackling

Tampere in Finland and Valencia in Spain have been awarded the World Under-20 Championships and World Half Marathon Championships in 2018 by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), it was announced here today.

“I am delighted to congratulate Tampere and Valencia," IAAF President Sebastian Coe said."

class, but as in all athletics competitions there can only be one winner.”IAAF President Sebastian Coe

Carl Lewis has claimed Sebastian Coe should step aside temporarily as President of the International

I think Seb Coe is smart enough, he's a great guy who can do this," nine-time Olympic gold medallist

Lewis, who competed at the same time as Coe, had backed the Briton to become President in 2011, telling

that he would be "tremendous" in the main role and would "really help clear things up".Sebastian Coe

Coe has received support from several senior figures, including Richard Pound, the Canadian who headed

or dismissed as attributable to the odd renegade acting on his own".He still insisted, thought, that Coe

France's Didier Gailhaguet has focused on modernising and improving the presentation of events in his latest series of manifesto proposals released today in his bid to replace Ottavia Cinquanta as President of the International Skating Union (ISU).

Vero Communications, the British consultancy that have successfully helped Brian Cookson, Sebastian Coe

Last week’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board meeting at the new location of the Lausanne Palace Hotel was a low key affair. It may have been due to the lack of other meetings going on in the lakeside town, or because most of the Olympic Movement had just returned from its first major gathering of the year in Lillehammer, or as a consequence of the IOC’s overbearing restrictions on bid city lobbying these days. Or maybe it was simply due to a lack of available hotel rooms because of overspill from the Geneva International Motor Show...

Bach claims it is not up to him but a decision for IAAF President Sebastian Coe to make.

Governing bodies representing athletics, golf, rowing and shooting are all currently not members of SportAccord and have no immediate plans to reapply, insidethegames has learned.

Diack of "sacrificing sport from his family".The Senegalese octogenarian, who was replaced by Sebastian Coe

covering-up of athletics doping failures.Lamine Diack (right) pictured with current IAAF President, Sebastian Coe

Rabat will become the first African city to host an International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League meeting after the event's General Assembly voted for the Moroccan capital to replace New York City in 2016.

had events held in North America, Europe and Asia since its launch in 2009, IAAF President Sebastian Coe

I have put together a list of prospective winners and losers as a consequence of Gianni Infantino’s victory in the race for the FIFA Presidency, the most important Presidential election in sports since Thomas Bach became International Olympic Committee (IOC) President in September 2013.

the IOC - this summer or next, conceivably at the same time as another Vero client, Lord Sebastian Coe

Slovenian high jumper Rožle Prezelj has been elected as the new chair of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Athletes' Commission at a meeting today in Monte Carlo.

elected onto the 12-member Commission last year, is seen as a close ally of IAAF President Sebastian Coe

Images"Fruitful and constructive" discussions and debates were held during the meeting today, attended by Coe

unstinting passion and commitment on behalf of athletes everywhere since he was elected in 2011," said Coe