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Sharron Davies urges Keir Starmer to follow Trump’s lead on transgender athlete ban

Davies made her appeal after Trump signed an executive order barring transgender women from female competitions in the US

Evening Standard

What President Trump’s transgender ban means for athletes at the LA 2028 Olympics

The US president has vowed to deny visas to any transgender athletes who want to compete at the Games in Los Angeles

The Independent UK

Coe Hopeful With IOC Vote Finishing Line In Sight

Sebastian Coe said on Friday he feels he has a fighting chance of becoming the next leader of the Olympic movement after he and his rivals faced an intense day of presentations.

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World champion Russian pair and US skaters were onboard crashed plane

Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were on American Airlines plane that crashed near Washington DC, among six members of the Skating Club of Boston among passengers

The Guardian - UK

Inside the race for the biggest job in sport – can Sebastian Coe win the IOC presidency?

Sebastian Coe is a serial winner but faces stiff competition from all sides, as well as opposition from the current president

The Guardian - UK

Olympic sprint king Tebogo to run at Melbourne meet

Botswana's first Olympic gold medallist, sprinter Letsile Tebogo, will be the star attraction at the Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne in March.

AAP

Seven IOC Members Vie For Presidency In 2024 Election

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Lord Coe plans event shake-up between summer and winter Olympics if he wins IOC presidency

Two-time Olympic 1500m champion demands IOC change

The Independent UK

Sebastian Coe vows to shake up IOC if he wins presidency race

Coe sees himself as the reform candidate in the contest to succeed Thomas Bach.

The Independent UK

She’s up there – Lord Coe places Keely Hodgkinson among all-time British greats

Hodgkinson claimed 800 metres gold in Paris in the summer and the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award on Tuesday night.

The Independent UK

World Athletics has ‘responsibility’ to combat gender-based violence – Lord Coe

Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei was killed in September, with her former partner accused of setting her on fire.

The Independent UK

India to host its first World Athletics Continental tour event in August 2025

India is set to organise its first-ever World Athletics Continental Tour competition in Bhubaneswar on August 10, 2025, as announced by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) during the release of the 2025 competition schedule on Sunday.

The Times of India

Lord Coe does not see Grand Slam Track as a threat to World Athletics

The new track event is scheduled to make its debut in 2025.

The Independent UK

Hosting the Olympics can help turbocharge interest in Olympic sport: Sebastian Coe

MUMBAI: While India are officially in the running to bid for the Olympics in 2036, a development that has ignited excitement among Indians, a look at the country's performances in recent editions, however, begs an uncomfortable question. In its priority list, would a nation that's yet to achieve a double-digit…

The Times of India

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The World Treadmill Championships sounds like the best idea I've heard in a while

Virtual running just got serious—here’s how World Athletics is transforming treadmills into the next global sporting stage

The Guardian - UK

Sebastian Coe pledges ‘clearcut policy’ on protecting women’s sport in IOC pitch

Sebastian Coe is in contention to be elected as IOC president and has made it clear that he wants clearer rules on transgender competitors

The Independent UK

IOC must act to protect women’s sport, says presidential candidate Sebastian Coe

Coe says he has been ‘in training for most of his life’ for the Olympic movement’s top job.

The Times of India

World Athlete of the Year 2024: Finalists announced, no place for Olympics gold medallist Noah Lyles

NEW DELHI: Despite winning the Olympic 100m title, Noah Lyles will not compete for the World Athlete of the Year award. World Athletics announced the finalists on Monday, and Lyles was not among the top two male track athletes.

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The Independent UK

Sebastian Coe tells AP his run to be IOC president might not be such a longshot after all

A common observation about Sebastian Coe’s lifetime of going against the grain is that it makes him more of a thorn in the side of the International Olympic Committee than an ideal candidate to become its next president

The Times of India

Double 1960 Olympic champion Otis Davis dies at 92

Otis Davis, the Olympic champion in the 400 meters and 4x400 relay from the 1960 Olympics in Rome, has passed away at the age of 92, according to the University of Oregon.

The Independent UK

What time is the IOC presidential election, who are the candidates and how does the vote work?

Seb Coe battles Juan Antonio Samaranch – son of the seventh IOC president – and decorated Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry for the prestigious role running the Olympic movement

The Independent UK

Lord Coe promises ‘laser-like focus on sport’ if elected IOC president

Coe is currently president of World Athletics.

Evening Standard

Lord Coe among seven candidates shortlisted in race to become new IOC president

World Athletics president is vying to succeed Thomas Bach, who will not seek a third IOC term

The Guardian - UK

‘Laser-like focus’: Coe makes pitch for IOC presidency against tough field

The 67-year-old will have to face off against several tough challengers, with the deciding vote to be held at the 143rd IOC session in March 2025

The Independent UK

Lord Coe confirms bid to be next IOC president as seven candidates confirmed

Coe is the current president of World Athletics and will hope to succeed Thomas Bach

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