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SEBASTIAN COE

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Apr 10, 2020
World Athletics chief hopes for 'belated season' starting in August
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe is still hoping that a belated outdoor athletics season can be staged from August to October this year, he said on Friday.
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Jan 31, 2017
Coe insists he didn't mislead British Parliamentary committee during doping probe
IAAF chief Sebastian Coe has denied that he misled a British Parliamentary committee investigating doping in sport when he appeared before it last December.
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Aug 20, 2016
Russian pole vault great Isinbayeva ends career with parting shot at track chiefs
Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva announced her retirement on Friday and claimed "God will judge" track and field's governing body for denying her the chance to compete at the Rio Games.
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Dec 19, 2015
Shearman details life behind sporting lens
Mark Shearman has achieved extraordinary success as a sports photographer, specializing in track and field. He has a remarkable portfolio — containing images of Olympic legends such as Edwin Moses and Carl Lewis, Usain Bolt and Sebastian Coe — that few can ever hope of compiling. But, he admits without...
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Nov 25, 2015
Coe scrutinized over '21 Eugene bid
The head of world athletics, Sebastian Coe, faced fresh allegations about his involvement in the controversial award of the 2021 world championships to the American city of Eugene on Tuesday, but insisted he had acted fairly throughout.
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Nov 13, 2015
Conte says WADA, IAAF part of problem, not solution
Hours after the World Anti-Doping Agency released the results of its exhaustive findings in a 323-page report on Monday about the wide-reaching Russian track and field doping scandal, Victor Conte was already weighing in on the matter.
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Aug 30, 2015
Coe defends 'ostensibly clean' athletics
Part of Sebastian Coe's new job as head of world athletics will be to shift the conversation about his "ostensibly clean" sport from doping to spectacular performances, he said on Sunday.
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Aug 20, 2015
Fitness proving a continuing challenge for Nishikori
Kei Nishikori finally broke through against Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals of last week's Rogers Cup in Montreal. Nishikori routed the 14-time Grand Slam champion 6-2, 6-4 with an overpowering show to record his first win over Nadal in eight career meetings.
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Aug 11, 2015
Conte says coverup protected big stars at Seoul Games
Years before he made the decision to 'go down the slippery slope,' and provide performance-enhancing drugs to elite athletes, BALCO founder Victor Conte, a standout triple jumper in high school, made a name for himself as a self-made expert.

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