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SEBASTIAN COE

U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside LA28 Chairman Casey Wasserman, holds medals from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics as he delivers remarks before signing an executive order to create a White House Olympics task force in Washington in August 2025.
OLYMPICS
Aug 16, 2026
Sebastian Coe says LA 28 organizers have to find right balance with U.S. government
¡°The balance is keeping the politicians on the bus, but not letting them anywhere near the steering wheel,¡± Coe said.
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe speaks during a news conference in Tokyo in September.
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Dec 17, 2025
Legal restrictions on punishing dopers leave World Athletics chief frustrated
Ruth Chepngetich¡¯s astonishing run in Chicago in October 2024 remains the legal world record even though she was handed a three-year anti-doping ban this year.
Tokyo's National Stadium will host the World Athletics Championships from Sept. 13 to 21.
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Sep 11, 2025
National Stadium to finally fulfill destiny years after hosting Olympics without fans
Originally built in 2019 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, National Stadium was robbed of its original purpose when the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside down.
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe stands on the track at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on Thursday.
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Aug 29, 2025
Sebastian Coe confident gene testing will be completed for Tokyo worlds
Athletes who arrive at the global event without being?tested can complete the process in the Japanese capital.
President of World Athletics Sebastian Coe speaks in Oslo on June 12.
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Jun 24, 2025
It will be ¡®big and punchy¡¯: Athletics chief Coe looks to future
The World Championships arrive in September in Tokyo, and Coe describes them as ¡°a massive moment.¡±
Outgoing International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach delivers a speech during the 144th IOC Session in Costa Navarino, Greece, ahead of an election to determine his successor.
OLYMPICS
Mar 20, 2025
Strange race to lead Olympic sports gets stranger
Smear campaigns have targeted some of the leading contenders in the final days before the vote, scheduled for Thursday in Greece.
This combination picture shows candidates for the presidency of the IOC (from top left) Sebastian Coe, Kirsty Coventry, Johan Eliasch, Prince Feisal al-Hussein of Jordan, David Lappartient, Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. and Morinari Watanabe speaking during a press conference following a presentation before fellow IOC members, in Lausanne on Jan. 30.
OLYMPICS
Mar 17, 2025
Heavyweight seven eye finish line in race to succeed Olympics chief
Surprises from the electorate of 100-plus IOC members cannot be ruled out in the battle to become the most powerful figure in sport governance.
A statue of the founder of the International Olympic Committee, Pierre de Coubertin, at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland
OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2025
The closed-door battle to lead the Olympics
For such a consequential election, much of it is taking place in the dark, away from any form of public or private debate.
Sebastian Coe speaks during a news conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Thursday.
OLYMPICS
Jan 31, 2025
Sebastian Coe admits mistakes in handling of prize money issue at Olympics
World Athletics announced its prize money decision unilaterally ahead of last year¡¯s Paris Games without consulting the IOC.
IOC presidential candidate Morinari Watanabe speaks during a news conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Thursday.
OLYMPICS
Jan 31, 2025
IOC presidential contenders make pitches to voters
They?are vying to succeed Thomas Bach as arguably the most powerful person in global sports.
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe says athlete welfare is at the top of the organization's priority list.
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Dec 19, 2024
World Athletics uses AI to protect 25 athletes targeted by cyberbullies
World Athletics recently unveiled findings of a four-year report analyzing online abuse in the sport.
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe speaks during an interview on Friday.
OLYMPICS
Nov 27, 2024
World Athletics chief ¡®very pleased¡¯ with India¡¯s Olympic interest but warns of hurdles
Coe, 68, a two-time Olympic champion in the 1,500 meters, is one of seven people bidding to be the next president of the International Olympic Committee.
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe is one of seven people running to become the next president of the International Olympic Committee.
OLYMPICS
Nov 14, 2024
Presidential hopeful Sebastian Coe says IOC needs clear stance on gender
Coe believes the IOC is a movement that needs modernizing.
Sebastian Coe, the president of World Athletics, says the sport has moved beyond Usain Bolt with a fresh crop of new stars.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
Aug 12, 2024
New athletes filling void left by Bolt, athletics chief Sebastian Coe says
Talk since Bolt¡¯s retirement has always been about who might step into his shoes, but Coe insisted the narrative wasn¡¯t just about one athlete alone to fill the void.
Sebastian Coe delivers a speech during the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Aug. 27, 2023.
OLYMPICS
Apr 19, 2024
Sebastian Coe divides Olympic movement with move to offer prize money
Coe¡¯s compatriots have been critical of World Athletics¡¯ decision to offer prize money at the Olympics.
Italy's Marcell Jacobs celebrates with his gold medal after winning the men's 100-meter race during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
OLYMPICS
Apr 11, 2024
World Athletics to become first federation to award prize money at Olympics
Prize money will be extended to silver and bronze medalists beginning with the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
Earlier this month, the International Olympic Committee said that Russians and Belarusians who qualify in their sport for the Paris 2024 Games can take part as neutrals without flags, emblems or anthems.
OLYMPICS
Dec 19, 2023
Russian athletes still banned, but ¡®things change,¡¯ says Coe
¡°We made a judgement which we believe was in the best interest of our sport,¡± said Coe, president of World Athletics.
Sebastian Coe speaks at a news conference during an International Olympic Committee session in Mumbai on Saturday.
OLYMPICS
Oct 15, 2023
Sebastian Coe says IOC made ¡®only decision¡¯ in banning Russia
The IOC¡¯s move came after the Russian Olympic Committee recognized regional organizations from four annexed Ukrainian territories.
Sebastian Coe greets Mitsugi Ogata, president of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations, during the closing ceremony of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Aug. 27.
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Sep 18, 2023
Sebastian Coe looks forward to full stadiums in Tokyo for worlds
Sebastian Coe says athletics will still be dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 in 2028.
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe describes the Commonwealth Games as a "vital stepping stone" toward the Olympics.
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Aug 2, 2023
Sebastian Coe sees future for troubled Commonwealth Games
The multisport event suffered a major setback last month when the Australian state of Victoria pulled out of hosting the 2026 edition.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Slowly but surely, Tokyo is becoming a hot spot for chicken rice
One of Singapore's most iconic dishes, the humble chicken rice is given an upscale treatment at a new Marunouchi cafe.
Takaichi drops ¡®remorse¡¯ in her first war memorial address
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks onstage during a memorial service ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Saturday.
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China?
People march as they protest against Pax Silica, a U.S.-led initiative, in Manila on Thursday.
A day in the life of an Asakusa rickshaw driver
Rickshaws are a fixture of Japan's tourist hot spots, but driving them is far from a leisure activity.
How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII
Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.

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