Paris, France | INSIDE THE GAMES | The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has introduced new election rules that could prevent Sebastian Coe from running for its presidency. These clarifications come just before Sunday’s deadline to enter the race to succeed Thomas Bach next year, The Associated Press report. A letter …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya was on Wednesday spared an international ban from athletics, although the country will be “monitored closely” by World Athletics due to the spiraling cases. At a news conference from Rome that was streamed live to the expectant east African distance running powerhouse, World Athletics President …
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Tokyo, Japan | XINHUA | World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said here on Thursday that Tokyo will host a fantastic Olympic Games despite the uncertainties amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Coe arrived here on Wednesday night and became the first high-profile leader of international sports organizations to visit Japan since the …
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New Delhi, India | AFP | Ace Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake has slammed world athletics chief Sebastian Coe for taking away track and field disciplines such as the 200 metres from next year’s Diamond League. The International Association of Athletics Associations (IAAF) dropped the 200m, 3,000m steeplechase, triple jump and discus from its list of …
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